Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-14
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, May 10: Hon. D.
E. Finley passed through the city
Thursday from Washington on the way
to the exposition. Policeman Jen-
kins captured Is pints Of whisky at the
Southern depot Thursday night.
Two young girls, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bales, Of Fort Mill, while
returning to their home few evenings
ago, when in about 100 yards of their
home were confronted by Negro man
who arose from his hiding in a fence
corner and attempted to seize them.
They at once gave the alarm and ran
to a neighbor's house nearby. The
screams Of the children frightened the
Negro and he ran in an opposite direc-
ton. Soon thereafter a blood hound
was secured and party of about eight
started in pursuit; but all trace of the
Negro was lost. The young ladies
stated that Identification would be i'm
possible, as 1t was nearly dark and
that the Negro did not get very close
to them. .. On the Oath Of this month,
special meeting of the stockholders
of the Catawba Power company will be
held to increase the capital stock
from $3.50, 900 to s650,000 and to increase
the bonded debt from $25O,O0O to $780,
900. .....W. B. McCaw, ESQ.,, and
daughter, Miss Azilee, Mrs. D. E. Fin
ley and Miss Francis and Master Ed
ward Finley and Miss Louise Lowry,
of Yorkville, were in the city Thurs
day on the way to the Charleston expo
sition. "A man by the name of Tink-
Ter went into Clouds store last Wednes-
day, and seemed to be interested in
mems clothing. Several Of the clerks
went to him and tried to sell him a
pair Of trousers. But he coolly told
each one of them that he was not quite
ready to get them. However, he con-
tinued to examine the stock, and to pay
special attention to such as were num-
bers 1898. At last he put his hands on
a pair which were "up-to-date," cuffed
etc. In the meantime the clerks had
been called to wait on other customers.
Tinker had found what he wanted,
and as all the clerks were busy he de-
cided to take lnem along with him.
But he had reckoned without his host,
for young Tom Huey has his eyes open
at all times. In fact he seems to think
that it is his business to keep wide
awake at all times. Tinker started
for the door opening on Railroad avenue
with the trousers under his arm, and
Tom, without calling to any one in the
store, started for Tinker. He saw
Tom, and threw the trousers into Mr..
Carlisle's photograph gallery, but again
he did not know Tom. There was a
foot race down the street, and up
White street and out past the Wither-
spoon home. Tinker had the speed on
Tom, but the latters call of catch
him." catch him" attracted the at
tention of Mr.. ]. T. Thomasson, who
followed Tinker in his buggy, into
Major Whites pasture. There Tinker
was captured and brought back to town
and fined $50 by the mayor. Tom Huey
is one of Rock Hills brightest boys,
and deserves great deal of credit for
his watchfulness and prompt action.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, May 9: Clayton
Selby, aged 81 years, died at McAden-
Vile yesterday morning Of a malig-
nant form Of smallpox He had been
sick eight days. We learn that he took
out an insurance policy two weeks
ago, which required vaccination. He
was unwilling to comply, and clause
was inserted in the policy making it
1t is a very sad death and we know
those who sorrow most will have the
sympathy of their neighbors. Mr..
J. B. Pegram, of Yorkville, came up
Wednesday morning to see his brother,
Mr.. T. c. Pegram, who has been sick
for several weeks and is not getting
along so we'll as his many friends had
hoped he would. BY all accounts
Mountain Military Academy behaved
himself with cool, persistent, and very
devoted heroism in the tragic drowning
of his companions last Saturday. In a
private letter from Yorkville which we
have before us, the writer of it says,
Young Morrow performed heroic work
in a heroic manner last Saturday and
showed that he is made of the stuff
used in the composition Of men," The
institution of which he is a member has
promoted him to third lieutenant (not
first, as we understood it last week)
and we wish to suggest that it would
be eminently proper for his home peo-
pie to honor themselves by honoring
him with some fitting recognition Of
his meritorious conduct. ......The First
PreSbytery of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church met at o'clock
Tuesday evening in the Boyce Memo
rial church, Kings Mountain, and ad-
journed Wednesday night. The ses-
sions were presided over by Rev. ]. H.
Simpson, superintendent of the Grier
Orphanage, Hickory Grove, S. c., in
the absence of the moderator, Rev. E.
F. Griffith, who was detained at his
home in rressey, n. c., by sickness in
his family. After the opening sermon
by the moderator the Presbytery was
regularly constituted and unfinished
business was taken up. A large portion
of the time was consumed in disposing
of routine business. A very impressive