Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-25
LOCAL LACONICS.
, ImDroye the Wateree.

ry out certain improvements oh LIN
Great Pee-Dee river to Cheraw, and on
the Wateree to Camden. He had tne
desired appropriation in the last river
and harbor bill that was killed DUR
ing the closing hours of the last session
Of the senate.
Slightly Underestimated.
You got your figures wrong ABOUT
the amount of money that was palo
out by the county board at its recent
meeting" said Treasurer Neely to the
reporter on Wednesday morning. The
amount was nearer $1,000 than $l,too.
Where did you get your figures?' And
the reporter had to explain how the er-
ror came about, with a confession that
it was his own fault.
Powder and Dynamite.
It has been necessary to use some
powder and dynamite on the crest OF
the "Simrir' hill, where the chaingang
has been working this week. 1t was
found that there was rotten granite
formation on the top Of the hill. 1t was
too hard for the plow or even the pick
and there was no other way for 1t
than to try blasting. A charge Of pow
der was put down and exploded with
only fair success. Then dynamite was
resorted to. This explosive gave much
more satisfactory results.
Footsore and Tired.
Gastonia Gazette: Late Tuesday al
ternoon a lad, presumably about 10
years old, weary from much walking,
applied at the police station for some
thing to eat and lodging for the night.
He gave his name as Covington, and
said his home was at Rock Hill, where
he had been employed in cotton mill.
According to his statement he had
fallen out" with some one connected
with the mill, and having determined
to take his vengeance by running
away, left his home Monday morning,
and arrived here by the overland
route" Beyond these facts nothing
could be learned, the boy being disin-
clined to talk, and also very deaf.
Chief Alexander gave him supper and
lodging, and also breakfast yesterday
morning. He asked for a ticket to
Rock Hill, which was not given him.
He was advised to return to his home
as he had left it-on foot. He left town
yesterday, but whether for his home
or not is another question.
Smallpox at Pineville.
Gastonia Gazette: Among the 20 odd
cases of smallpox in the neighborhood
of Pineville, one Is Miss Annie Culp,
an attractive young lady who has sew
eral times visited at Captain ]. D.
Moore's. She is at the home Of her
grandfather Esquire J. w. Morrow.
Before leaving for her home in Lum-
berton last Friday, Mrs. jamie Moore
Norment, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. J. ]. Morrow, called on Miss Culp,
who was sick, neither dreaming of
anything that was catching" Mrs.
Norment gave her sick chum a greet
ing and a parting kiss, and went on to
her Lumberton home, to learn day
VI lWO ldlSI lLdl NuiP hou oiiAof
pox. OF course, there was great COM
motion in the Norment and Morrow
homes as we'll as general revival of
vaccination. 1t so happens that Mrs.
Norment and Mrs. Morrow had been
vaccinated effectively within year or
two, and the chances Of their taking
the disease are at a minimum. Mr..
Jim Morrow 'phoned Captain Moore
that Miss Culp's case was a very mild
one (as were all the other Pineville
cases,) and that she was getting along
quite we'll.
Attempted Assassination.
Rock Hill special Of January % to
the Charlotte Observer: Last evening,
about o'clock, telephone message
to Captain w. L. Roddey stated that
an attempt to take the life Of Mr.. R.
Walter Patton had been made by un-
known parties at Roddey's station,
about eight miles from this place. Mr..
Patton left his store room to close a
window shutter in the rear of the
building and some one fired at him
twice. He called to those in the store
and said he had been shot. Some one
secured a gun, and fired at the fleeing
man, but he escaped. 1t was foun1
that Mr.. Patton had not been injured,
though both shots had taken effect,
one striking some books in his upper
right hand vest pocket and the other
taking the second button from his vest.
AS soon as the news reached Rock Hill,
Captain w. L. Roddey 'phoned to
Charlotte for bloodhound which ar
rived at o'clock this morning. There
was no trouble in striking the trail,
which was kept up until the dog
reached the Catawba river, distance
of about three and half miles. Here
the trail was completely lost, and moth
ing further has been heard Of the
would-be assassin. Mr.. Patton sus-
pected a certain Negro, but the dog
passed the home Of that Negro with
out stopping. 1t was a dastardly at
tempt to take Mr.. Patton's life.
Evans School Chart Matter.
The state supreme court handed
down an opinion that winds up that
celebrated chart business which has
attracted so much attention. The de.
cision sustains the view taken by Mr..
Gunter, of the attorney generals Of
flee, in the opinion he furnished the
county boards of school trustees when
the issue first arose. 1t will be recall
ed that an agent of a Chicago chart
factory, named Tutwiler, canvassed