Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
The county board Of registration
was in session Monday, but there was
not great deal Of business doing.
Both Of the cotton mills observed
the Fourth by closing down. The
operatives enjoyed themselves hunt
ing, fishing and picnicing.
The monthly gathering on account
OF July salesday last Monday was quite
small. There were no auction sales by
the sheriff or the clerk.
Quite a severe electrical storm
broke over Yorkville last Monday af-
ternoon, doing more or less damage
to the telephone and electric light
systems.
Quite a number Of young people
from the vicinity Of Yorkville spent
last Friday at the dam on Catawba
river, and an. enjoyable time Is re-
ported.
But few Of the business houses
closed Monday on account of the post
poned holiday. It seems that there
was a general misunderstanding about
the matter.
- Mr.. E. G. Caldwell won the marks
man medal at the first competitive
shoot Of the Jasper Light Infantry
last Saturday. The possession Of the
medal is to be determined quarterly.
State Constable A. Rose, acting
as policeman had desperate struggle
at the Southern depot last Monday
morning with a worthless Negro
named' Will Cook. The Negro was
charged with criminal assault, his ac-
cuser being a Negro woman named
Partlow. Learning Of the probable
whereabouts Of Cook, Constable Rose
went to the Southern depot and found
the fellow working In a box car. The
Negro resisted arrest and the struggle
commenced. It lasted for something
like a hour, until Mr.. Rose was thor
oughly exhausted and the Negros 8
clothes were torn from his body. FL
nally the Negro ran away, and short
time afterward number Of Negroes
started in pursuit. Cook, however, was
not overtaken. Mr.. Rose did not at
tempt to use a weapon during the
struggle.
The committee recently appointed
by the Associate Reformed congrega-
tion to look after the matter Of calling
a pastor, has at last heard from Rev.
p. B. Miller to whom the congrega-
tion's call had been extended. Mr.. Mil
ler is now located at Beaver, Pa. 1t
was understood that on account or a
throat affection which seemed to be
aggravated by the northern climate, he
was desirous of returning south. He
writ 9, however, that his throat Is
better; that his congregation has just
undertaken the building Of a new
house Of worship, and for these and
other reasons he feels that it Is his
duty not to sever his present relations
The committee regrets very much Mr.
Miller's declination and will investi-
gate further with a view to carrying
out the wishes Of the congregation IN
the premises.
There was Negro cutting scrape
on Mr.. John B. Plaxico's farm on the
outskirts of Yorkville last Monday
morning that came near being seri-
Gus. It was serious; but not danger
ous.. The active participants were
Newt. Alexander and George Jackson.
1t appears that Alexander and Jackson
had gotten into a difficulty on Sunday,
the quarrel being over a trivial matter.
jackson got the best Of Alexander at
the time: but next morning Alexander
whitted up an old case knife and at
tackled Jackson from ambush. He got
jackson down and worked on him with
the knife, infiicting a deep cash In one
arm, and scratching him painfully
across the shoulder blade. The as
sault was vicious in the extreme and
had it not been for the shoulder blade,
which Alexander evidently did not
know how to avoid, Jackson would
have been killed. But, before Alex
ander could complete his work, anoth-
er Negro came to the rescue with a
single-tree and came near killing him.
1t fact had Mr.. Plaxico not appeared
on the scene about this time, there
would no doubt have been homicide.
jackson was brought to the office Of
DIR. Walker, and DR.. Walker assisted
by DR.. deLoach, sewed up his wounds.