Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-28
Saturday, February 28, 1903.

only that much glass. Some Of the
railroad men say the trouble is due
principally to the great age Of these old
rails, they having been in use for fifty
years. The last shipments Of the new
steel rail are arriving every day and
it will not be more than another week
before all of the old iron Is displaced
by new steel.
The County Commissioners.
Captain K. A. Crawford expects to
receive his commission as county COM
missioner in time to participate OFF,
cially in the next regular meeting OF
the board to be held next Wednesday.
With the qualification Of Capt. Craw-
ford the reorganization of the board
will be completed.
Order at the Dam. y
At the request of M Harry wylie.
general manager for the Catawba Pow
er company, Sheriff Logan has appoint
ed Messrs. Samuel Carroll and J.. A.
Ward special deputies to preserve or
der on and around the company's prop
erty. MIR. Ward is to have authority on
the east side Of the river and Mr.. Car
roll on the west side. The appoint
ment is made under section 833 Of the
new code. The officers have practically
all Of the power and authority within
that Jurisdiction extending one mile in
each direction from the power house,
as police officers have In towns sEs ci-
ties. They are to be under the direc-
tion Of Mr.. Wylie and are to be paid
by the company.
Fire Near. PInevilie.
Fort Mill Times: Thursday at IL
o'clock the ginhouse and ginning ma
chinery Of Mr., q. T. Bales, who lives
five miles north Of Fort Mill, was to-
tally destroyed by fire. In the building
were five bales Of seed cotton and from
80 to 100 bushels of cotton seed, which
also went up in smoke. The fire had
gained considerable headway before 1t
was discovered and nothing could be
done to check the spread Of the flames.
Besides the ginhouse, the screw pit, in
which cotton was packed into bales,
was destroyed. The exact cause Of the
fire Is unknown, but 1t Ia believed that
a match had been dropped about the
building and had been lighted by a rat
gnawing it. There had been no gin
ming done for several days. Mr.. Bales
estimates his loss at from $500 to s, 900,
with not cent insurance. The cotton
seeds burned were the choice Of last
seasons yield and were being saved to
plant this years crop.
Victim of the Standard Gauge. -
Lincolnton, N. c., special Of Februa-
ry "a, to Charlotte Observer: The Car
olina and North Western passenger
train from Chester over the complete
broad gauge has at last made through
trip today, and instead Of Joy 1t has
brought sorrow to Lincolnton, for as
the first through passenger train
crossed College street u this place one
Of Lincolnton's promising young men,
Mr.. John Mccoy, attempted to board
it, but failed to get on and was thrown
under the wheels. His right leg was
broken above the knee, the left leg and
right arm were almost ground OF under
the wheels, necessitating amputation.
He was also bruised about the face
and head. Mr.. Mccoy was taken to
the home of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Jack Critz, who lives few yards from
the scene Of the accident, where every
attention was given him, but he died
soon after the limbs were amputated
and his wounds were dressed. He was
about % years old and had recently re-
signed the position Of card room boss
at the Daniel Mills. He was sober,
reliable and energetic man with a
bright future before him.
Residence Burned.
The residence Of Miss Margaret c.
Thomasson, about four miles northeast
Of Yorkville was destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night at few minutes after
10 o'clock. The fire originated from q
lamp that probably bursted. Miss
Thomasson was in an upstairs room
getting bed ready for her brother,
Mr.. Jasper Thomasson, who was about
to retire. While so employed, the
flames from the lamp broke out about
her. She tried to smother the fire with
blankets; but the task was more than
she could accomplish. She cried for
help, but the Negro laborers who live
about the place were all asleep, and
they could not be wakened quickly.
Mr.. Jasper Thomasson, who Is rather
feeble, was not able to render any as
sistance, and within short time the
fire was beyond control. Miss Thom-
asson had a narrow escape from being
burned to death. One hand was badly
scorched, and it was necessary for her
to tear her apron of to protect her
clothing. But few articles Of value
were saved from the burning building
and the total loss, including about $500
in cash, aggregated something like
$4,000. Miss Thomasson had insurance !.
to the amount of $450-$350 on the
house and 500 on the furniture.
JULY COTTON 10 CENTs.-July cotton
sold at 1907 on. the New Orleans Ex-