Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-17
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, June 13: States
vile has run the distillers out Of that
town, five having suspended operations
preparatory to closing up July 1st,
and others will follow suit; but the
city is about to prostitute an honora-
BILE business by passing on Tuesday an
ordinance requiring all druggists SELL
ing spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
to pay a tax Of $3.50 a year. This
means simply that drug stores Will be
opened up there that will be so only In
name. Rock Hill tried that once to
her sorrow. DIR. B. c. Dunlap, son
of Major w. B. Dunlap, of this CITY,
was one of the sufferers by the st.
Louis flood. His home was in the in
undated district and he lost his house.
hold and personal effects, as the house
in which he was living went with the
flood. His family escaped In boats. .....
Jennie Ray, the 6-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Kidd, While
playing on a woodpile Thursday, fell
and fractured her left arm between the
elbow and wrist. Drs. Fennell and
LYNN were summoned and adminis-
tered to the little girls sufferings. The
fracture was painful, but not serious
one. j. J. McNeill, who is in charge
of the rock quarry at the works OF the
Catawba Power company, on the riv-
er, was happily married last Wednes-
day, his bride being Miss Willie
Raines, of Tuskegee, Ala The cere-
mony was performed by Father Saw
age of that city. Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. McNeill arrived in the
city. They are boarding at the home
of Major T. C. Beckham.. Rev. r.
L. Grier and son, of Elizabeth City,
N. c., after a few days stay in the
city at the home Of Capt. ]. w. Mar
shall, left Thursday for visit at Due
West.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 12: Cards are out an
nouncing the marriage on the 23rd OF
Mr.. Clough Steele, Of Lowrysville, and
Miss Leila Aiken, of Charlotte. 1900.
The Seaboard is now running on regu-
lar time, Broad river trestle having
been repaired. The bridge was not
washed away as at first reported, but
only the approaches were damaged.
The first train came through on We'd
nesday evening. -. Wednesday night
between IL and 1 o'clock two prison.
ers escaped from the county jail. They
were Bill Torbet, charged with high
way robbery, and Jim Gilmore, the
Negro on whose account the Lee Light
infantry was ordered to Lowrysville
short time ago. BY some means
they had priced themselves out Of their
cells and had picked out enough bricks
to allow themselves to escape to the
ground by means Of blankets. The
bricks were hid under the bed. They
have not been recaptured yet. Sheriff
Cornwell has offered a reward of $40
each for the capture and return OF the
prisoners. Wednesday night the
Townsville postoffice was broken in
to and about five dollars in money TAX
en-. The men were supposed to be the
same two who broke out Of jail the
night before. They also secured some
canned goods and shoes. In the road
hat nl1
some empty cans were found. A
strenuous effort is being made by the
Lowrysville people to capture the
burglars. The desperate Negro,
Jim Gilmore, who barely escaped being
lynched at this place one month ago
made our town another visit last
night. says a Lowrysville letter OF
Thursday BY converting knife into
saw he and another Negro sawed their
way out of the Chester jail sometime
Tuesday night, and arriving here on
Wednesday night broke into Mr.. R. T.
Sandifers store and helped themselves
to shoes, shirts, pants, about IS from
the cash drawer, and sundry canned
goods. By using a railroad pick they
made a large opening through the
brick wall just beneath a back Win
dow. They left in the store the bar
low knife which had been converted
into saw. A crowd Of gentlemen are
after them. Sheriff Cornwell being
one of the number. They went down
the railroad a distance Of one and a
half miles and changed their shoes,
leaving the old ones, ate Of the canned
goods, leaving some along their path.
If they are found asleep in the
woodland they will have rude awak-
ening The sheriff and our citizens
have both offered a reward for their
capture. We cannot help but feel that
this desperate Negro, Jim Gilmore, has
been too carelessly handled since be-
ing committed to Jail. IIe was placed
there for attempting a dreadful crime.
such occurrences as this are what
make men slow to commit such char
acters to the Jail. Our homes are un-
safe with this Negro prowling around.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 12: Mr.. D.
E. Boney, a prominent insurance man
of Yorkville, was in the city Wednes
day OH special business. AT her
home in High Point, on Wednesday,
June 3rd, Miss Bulus Bagby, daughter
of Rev. w. M. Bagby, formerly pastor
OF the Main Street Methodist church
here. was married to Prof. Wiley H.
Swift, Of Greensboro. Miss Bagby is
pleasantly remembered here by a large
number of friends. Prof Swift is a
teacher in the city schools at Green's
boro.. The local office of the South
ern Express company yesterday re-