Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11

one against Munro Phillips for assault
and battery with intent to kill. True
bills were found in all the cases by the
grand jury. John Henderson was tried
and convicted Of assault and battery or
a high and aggravated nature and SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of $35 or serve
three months on the county chaingang.
He paid. Hamlet Horn plead guilty OF
larceny Of live stock and was sentenced
to a fine of 500 or twelve months on
the county chaingang. He took the
months. Will Grubb was tried and
convicted of violating the dispensary
law. He was sentenced to pay a fine
Of 500 or serve four months on the
chaingang. Sherman Johnson plead
guilty to larceny Of live stock, and this
being his second offence, he was SEN
fenced to three years on the county
chaingang. George Cory, Joe Walker,
Bob Lyles and Bill Dawkins were tried
for breaking into a car and larceny
and were, to the astonishment Of every
one, acquitted. The case against Phil
lips was remanded to magistrate for
trial. The judge dismissed all the
Jurors and granted a few orders. The
court then adjourned till Wednesday
morning at $50 when few minor mat
ters were disposed of. The court then
adjourned and the judge left on the $3.50
train for his home. This was the light
est criminal docket ever presented to
Judge in Cherokee county. We con-
graduate the county on this light
docket and short term Of court. The
court of common pleas will convene
next Monday the 9th instant, when jury
cases will be tried. The second week
Jurors are all expected to be present.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, February Z: The county
treasurer informs us that only about
1875 men have paid the county road
communication tax Of $1......10.10 is the
highest price we have heard of cotton
bringing on this market this week.
Mr.. Brown Ferguson sold 125 bales at
10 cents. .. About II o'clock last Tues
day the barn and stable of Mr.. G. B.
Barron at this place was destroyed by
fire, together with some corn, peas and
all his roughness. It is not known how
the fire originated, but colored boy
in his employ Is addicted to the cigar
cite habit and the boy had gotten out
Mr.. Barron's horse and harnessed it
half an hour or so before the fire start
ed. The loss is probably coverad by in
surance. The phaeton, carriage, etc.,
were saved by being pulled out Of the
building.
Kershaw Era, March 5: Miss Corne-
liza Jones, youngest daughter Of the
late Col. Burkell Jones, died at her
home near Kershaw, the 2Sth ult, of
pneumonia. 80. The Kershaw OIL mill
has received and will put in an addi-
tional cooker and oil press, which will
increase the. capacity Of the mill to
about 55 tons per day......All the ma
chinery for the electric light plant, to
light the town has been received and
the work Of putting it in place will like
ly begin this week......T The town coun-
ell has added a night policeman. Mr..
McManus, Of Taxahaw, has been given
the position. Mr.. VIM. Cauthen,
son of Postmaster Martin Cauthen, and
Miss Alice Rutledge, daughter Of Capt.
and Mrs. w. F. Rutledge, were married
at the manse Sunday afternoon by
Rev. ]. T. Dendy.. Mr.. Clyde Nc
Manus, son Of Mr.. c. L. McManus. OF
near Lancaster, who has been attend
ing the Kershaw Graded school, left
for home Saturday to assist his father
In farm work.