Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-15
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Freshets In the Rivers.
There has been very high water In
Catawba and Broad rivers during the
past few days.
AUGUST Rainfall.
Mr.. ]. R. Schorb. official weather OBJ
server at this place, reports the RAIN
fall for August from the 4th to the
14th at 5.1S inches. The heaviest rains
| were as follows: On the 9Th 1.13
inches; on the 10th, 1.04 inches; on the
18th, 1.29 inches.
Dead by the Wayside.
Coroner Louthian went to ROCK
Hill last Friday and held an Inquest
over the body of an unknown man,
who was lying by the railroad near
the Manchester mill. Testimony
showed that the man had applied at
| two or three Of the mill houses Tor
shelter the night before, and being
turned away, he trudged along. The
inquest failed to develop any salts
| factory theory as to the cause Of the
old mans death. There was nothing
in his pockets to suggest his possible
identity; but 1t has since developed
that his name was George Raley and
that he was from Chester. He had
several children who looked after him;
but his mind was unbalanced at times
and he had habit Of slipping away
| from home, which he had done In the
present case.
Rock Hill Mayoralty Race.
The Journal, August Is: 1t begins to
look as II the politicians were sleeping.
Col ]. J. Waters told a Record repre-
sentative that he could not consider
the idea of entering the race for the
mayoralty. He was restrained by bus
mess reasons, no matter how much his
personal inclinations might lean that
way. Still rumor fills the air with
names, and, after all, the race Is on the
home stretch. Mr.. Max Bryant said
Yesterday that he had been urged TO
present his name as a candidate, but
| he was undecided as yet, though he
could state with positiveness that
| there would be a contest. The name
of Captain Iredell Jones Is being very
prominently mentioned In connection
with the office. His friends are sure
IL Captain Jones would allow his name
| to go out before the people he would
give an excellent account Of himself
at the election. Captain Jones already
holds an Office of some responsibility
and 1t is argued that he would have 10
resign In order to accept the mayoral-
| ty, II he was elected.
Shot by a Blank Cartridge.
Members of the Jasper Light 1nfan-
| try who returned from a weeks en-
campment in Columbia last night tell
of a distressing accident that occur
red Just as the soldiers were about to
board the train. Sergeant McAliley,
of the Cornwell company, had one mana
blown nearly off by the discharge OF
blank cartridge. 1t seems that the ser
geant was leaning on his gun, the
butt Of which was resting on the
ground. He had his hand over the
muZzle. There was blank cartridge
In the gun and II was discharged The
hand was almost torn to pieces. just
how the accident occurred Is not de-
finitely known. One story Is that some
fellow noticed that the gun was cooked
and pulled the trigger Another state
ment is that McAliley's attention was
called to the fact this his gun was
cooked and he pulled the trigger with
his foot. Although the cartridge was
blank, the effect Of the discharge was
no less serious than II 1t had been
loaded with bullet Drs. Walker and
Thompson of the surgical staff gave
the wounded man such attention as
his condition seemed to require and
put him off at Cornwell last night.