Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-05
LOCAY LACONICs.

High Water.
The rains Of the past few days have
put both the Catawba and Broad rivers
high out Of their banks and all OF the
smaller streams have been very full
some Of them unusually high.
Auction Sale.
The only auction sale last Monday~
salesday for February-was by the
clerk. In the case of w. r. Warren ct
al, plaintiffs, VS.. Catherine M. Warren,
ct al, defendants, that official sold a
tract of 137 acres in Fort Mill township
1t was bought by w. B. Wilson, Jr.'
for s7.25 an acre. ...
Mud Bound. ~ -
The chaingang/Was unable to DO any
road work last week on account OF tne
rain. ice and mud. The stockade Is To-
Gated in a low pipe-clay bottom, and
the wet weather made the situation SO
disasreeable that 1t became necessary
to do lot Of ditching and haul In con-
siderable quantities Of sand.
<The Telephone Wires.
Although the linemen Of the Bedtoro
Telephone company have peen very
busy since the freeze Of last week, hot
q single out Of town communication mas
vet been established, and tnere are Ho
indications that such communication
will he established for several days yet.
II developed that along most OF the
out-of-town lines, wires were broken IN
dozens of places and many OF the poles
we're torn out of. the ground. Inc
breaking of the wires was due to the
heavy load Of ice, and the pulling up OF
the poles is attributed to the water
soaked condition Of the ground.
Incendiary Fire.
A harm and corn crib on the premises
of Mr. G.. n. Smith, who lives t1Ve miles
southwest Of Yorkville, were burned ~
about $50 o'clock on Sunday morning
and Mr.. Smith has good reason 10 pc
lieve that the burning was the "oIh
buildings on Mr. Smiths premises,
we're an old barn and corn crib togetn-
or and q new barn some distance away.
In the corn crib was a small quantity
Of corn. and in the old barn was large
quantity of hay, fodder. shucks ana
other roughness. In the STAPLE porIoi'
of the new barn were his mules, and III
the barn proper was a quantity OF feed
stuff. When Mr.. Smith was awakened
the roof of the old barn was falllng IN
and the corn crib was burning hercely.
He and MS SOnS ueNOleu liiSiiSStNSS W
saving the new barn and getting out
the mules, which work was accomplish
ed with difficulty. After the fire was
rnder control, investigation showed
that an incendiary had been on the
premises. Charred shucks that pro-
truded from the cracks in the new
barn bore evidence Of an attempt on
that building. After a careful exami-
nation Of the premises, tracks were dis
covered coming and going. They were
traced to and from a point In the pub
lie road near a school house. about q
quarter of a mile away, winding about
through the woods and fields. There
were indications that the man VINO
committed the crime carried an extra
pair of shoes in his hand and changed
them on the way both going and com
ing. Mr.. Smith went to the stockade
Sunday morning after the bloodhounds
but was advised that the dogs could
not run a cold trail. There are some
pretty good clues as to the identity OF
the guilty party; but it is not deemed
advisable to make all the facts pubic
at this time. Mr.. Smiths loss Is about
5000. Had the effort to fire the new
barn succeeded, the destruction Wouie
have aggregated something like $1,5Oo
The destroyed buildings were insured
for SIS,