Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

tawba Power company are through
from the dam to Yorkville, with the
exception of two or three connections.
The wire came In lengths Of about "a
miles each. These have to be welded
together by means Of hydraulic pres
sure. The work has been finished with
the exception Of a few connections;
but II Is expected that these will be
in shape by tomorrow night. They will
at least be fixed for temporary use.
The line will be tested Sunday and 1t
Is expected that q connection will be
made with the motors of the Nicely Mill
on next Monday.
Policeman ]. l.. Sanders was prose-
cuted in the court Of Magistrate ]. G.
Conner last Tuesday on the charge of
assault and battery. The prosecuting
witness was Eli Gill colored. Gill
claimed that Mr.. Sanders had attacked
him in an unnecessary and uncalled
for manner and without provocation.
The testimony Of Mr.. Sanders was to
the effect that he had come upon Gill
in the dark under circumstances that
seemed to call for information as to the
negro's identity. He did not know who
Gill was at the time; but believed him
to be drunk When the policeman
asked for the negro's name, the reply
The defendant Immediately got down
to business and laid Gill out with his
pistol. Gill claiped that he was sober.
Two witnesses testified to having seen
him in a drunken condition within
short time previous to the occurrence.
w. w. Lewis, Esq, represented the
prosecution and Thos. F. McDow and
John R. Hart, Esq, represented the
defense. The jury, after hearing the
testimony promptly returned a verdict
Of not guilty
There was a large audience out to
see Humpty Dumpty last Wednesday
night, and 1t went with large expecta-
tons; but it would hardly be fair to
say that the play was a success. or
course, as per advertisement, the audi
eace was looking for variety, and that
Is what 1t got; but the. variety was
more in the nature of hash than we'll
ordered repast. There was a sugges-
ton. Of. defined play; but the sug-
gestion was not followed up. The
players kept talking and making
noise most of the time, and 1t looked
like matter Of each for himself.
George H. Adams made a good deal of
fun as Humpty Dumpty; but generally
he was tiresome. Buster Brown, as I'M
personated by rather stout young wo-
man was disappointment to even the
little folks, and the featured creation OF
Eve, a kind Of jugglery trick, was re-
ceived without any manifestation or
applause There were some moving
pictures; but the audience was rather
in advance Of that form Of entertain
ment 1t is fair to say, however, that
there were some pretty good actors
along with the company, and 1t would
not be a stretch Of charity to observe
that II the company had arrived earlier
in the evening. cit did not reach town
until after o'clock) 1t might have
made a much better showing. The
company carries quite a lot Of seem
cry, stage fixtures, etc.
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. White on East Liberty street was
destroyed by fire this morning between
4 and s o'clock. The fire had its orr
gin in the back part of the house, pos
sibly in a wood room, possibly from an
ash barrel; but just exactly how can
not be stated with certainty. 1t was
discovered by Mr.. White, who was
awakened by the light and by the
roaring of the flames. He gave the
alarm and neighbors rushed to the
rescue as rapidly as possible. By means
of the fire bell, yefls, pistols shots, etc,
the whole town was aroused. The
flre department TedcHeu the SCeiic
with hose reels quite promptly, and
got two streams on the fire within
very short time, but the standpipe
pressure was so low that 1t was diff
cult to get the water into the second
story of the building In sufficient
quantity, and practically nothing was
accomplished. 1t was 20 minutes or
half hour before the effect Of the
pumps, which were started promptly
at the waterworks could be felt, and
by that time the flames had made
progress that could not be overcome.
In the meantime. the firemen and cit
izens did what they could to save the
furniture and household goods. They
did good work but the losses were
quite heavy, nevertheless. Much Of the
furniture that was saved was badly
damaged. The loss was somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000, on which
there was insurance to the amount OF
$4,000. Mr.. Rawls. the superinten-
dent of the waterworks. says that the
standpipe was full of water last night
at s o'clock, and he Is at a loss to
know what became of the water be-
tween that time and o'clock this
morning