Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In the Hands of q Receiver.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In the Hands of a Receiver.
Union special of Thursday, to The
News and Courier: The Gaffney Car
pet company, owing to financial en-
barrassment is now in the hands Of a
receiver. The mill has not stopped
work and will. continue operations
with no cessation. Mr.. H. D. Wheat,
president of the Gaffney Manufacture
ing company, we'll known as one Of the
ablest mill men Of the state, has been
appointed receiver, and will at once re-
organize the company. Definite de-
tails Of the condition Of the mills af-
fairs could not be obtained. It Is
learned on good authority that the
company will be speedily reorganized,
and that the shareholders losses are
very slight.
Fought About a Bargain.
Greenville News, January %: While
attending the bargain embroidery sale
at Barr's dry goods store yesterday, a
difficulty arose between two ladies o.
the city. The quarrel began in a dis
pute over a piece of embroidery and
hot words were passed. The ladies be-
came more and more enraged as each
word was repeated. One finally allow
ed her temper to gain control Of her
and slapped her opponent In the face
The victim gave a loud scream which
was heard throughout the store, caus-
ing considerable excitement among the
hundred lady customers who were pres
ent. A friend interfered and brought
an end to hostilities. The news Of the
incident soon spread and last night II
was the talk of the city. The two Ia
dies concerned are prominent.
Hold-Up mt Branchville.
Branchville special Of Monday, to the
Columbia State: The Southern train
due here at 7.O5, was held up between
Reesville and Fifty-eight. Engineer
Reynolds was covered by four men
with revolvers and ordered to stop and
cut the train apart and take the eX-
press and baggage car to Fifty-eight
Before arriving at Fifty-eight the con-
tents of one Of the safes were taken
out. At Fifty-eight the other safe was
taken out and carried away in a wag-
on. In leaving, the train was fired at,
one of the bullets going through En-
ineer Reynoldss hat. 1t Is thought that
there was six me. IN the gang. This
robbery occurred about the same place
as the one two or three years ago. It
Is not known how much was taken
Deputy A. R. Bird is organizing a
posse to pursue the robbers. Every
effort will be made 70 capture them.
The f1agman tells graphic story OF
the affair. He says he was sitting In
the second-class car at 656 when he
felt the air brakes go on. He thought
some air pipe had broken, and he jump
ed off and started toward the engine
looking under the cars to see where the
trouble was. AS he reached the ex-
press car he heard indiscriminate
shooting. He went on to the baggage
car to find out what the trouble was.
The baggagemaster had his door lock-
ed. He then stepped into the vesti-
bule Of the express car next and saw
three men pass directly by shooting and
cursing and calling to Mike" and
"Pat" to cut the coaches loose. It was
afterwards found that they had sim
ply pulled the air pipe apart, break
ing it. BY this time he had called to
the baggagemaster, who knew his voice
and let him in. Just then one Of the
men passed by the car door and he
called to him to let him out and go
back to flag another train that was
right behind. The fellow told him to
take his d-n head in the car and keep
it there, or he'd get killed. Just then
shot crashed through the woodwork
just above his head and scattered the
splinters in his face. He then went In
the mail car and asked the agent If he
was hurt. The mail agent said no;
that one man had stuck his head in the
door and asked him If he had stuff
and he had told him no. Then the
f1agman got back into the baggage car
and bullets were dying so promiscu-
ously that he and the baggagemaster
took refuge behind a number Of drum
mers' trunks. Several bullets crashed
into the car and the bullet holes are
there to show for it. The f1agman says
that the men he saw had their faces
blackened. When. they had gone he
crawled out over the tender to see how
things were in the engine.