Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

est possible cost, allowing a reason
able return on our investment. The
schedule Of rates adopted will be eff
fective November /, 1905"
. LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Doctors In Chester.
Members of the York County Medi-
cal association are meeting with the
Chester County Medical association In
Chester today.
Writ of Prohibition Denied.
An order from Associate Justice
Jones was filed In the clerks office
this morning denying the writ Oh
prohibition asked for by Messrs. Nc
Cav and Jennings to prevent the Ca
tawba Power company from con-
demning rights of way across the
lands of Messrs. w. w. Auten, 7. H.
Simril and L. T. Wood. His honor
holds that the Power company has the
right to condemn; but inasmuch as 1t
is the purpose Of the land owners TO
appeal to the supreme court, the situ-
alton will have to remain as 1t Is In
the meantime.
Cocaine Fiend Committed.
Henry Shipman, a white man, was
committed to jail last Wednesday by
MAGISTRATE Faires Of Glover, because
of his dangerous mental condition.
Shipman had been about Clover Tor
about three weeks and being cocaine
fiend the people were afraid OF him.
He had conducted himself In manner
calculated to give cause for alarm.
Sheriff Brown wrote to the authorities
of the state hospital for the insane
with a view to securing admission FOR
Shipman; but the hospital authorities
say the man can only be admitted as
a pay patient In the meantime snip
man continues q source Of expense 10
the county.
Will Gaines In Jail.
VIII Gaines, the negro who assaulted
Captain Pritchard Of the Southern
railroad in the negro coach while the
train was running between Ogden ano
Rock Hall last Monday was committed
to tail last Tuesday on the charge OF
assault and battery with intent to Kill
Gaines was not inclined to talk great
deal after his arrest but he told a
story to the effect that another negro
had done the shooting with his pistol
and that when Capt. Pritchard sougn'
to confiscate the weapon he decided
TO fight for 1t. He claims that he was
quite drunk and was not fully cogni-
zant of what he was doing at the time
He seems to recognize that ne Is no"
in a pretty serious scrape and Is very
humble.
Negro Shooting serape.
Mort williams shot and probably
fatally injured Wash Blair at negro
festival at Pleasant Grove negro
church, about six miles southwest OF
Yorkville, near Mr.. John T. Latham
last night. Both parties to the shoot
ing are colored, and from such inror-
nation as is obtainable 1t appears tha'
the bullet which struck Blair was real
lly intended for George Mcclure. NC
Clure and williams were quarreline
and Mcclure went after williams WIFI
knife. williams seized a pistol ou'
of the hand Of Wash Blair and com
menced shooting at Mcclure. Blail
was hit the second or third shot, the
bullet taking effect In his stomach
Mcclure also fired several shots a.
williams. williams made his escape
after the shooting. Blair Is In a dan
eerous condition and 1t is hardly prob
able that he can recover.
Postal Telegraph Coming.
Charlotte Chronicle, Oct. ISN'T. w
o. Gaffney, local manager of the Pos
tai telegraph company, with Mr.. d
G. Calder, another Charlotte man, TO-
day made application to the secretary
of state of South Carolina for char
ter for the Eastern Telegraph compa'
nv, a corporation that will do a tele'
graph business in North and Soutf
Carolina. This company has LEASED
all the private telephone wires OF th'
Catawba Power company, now II
course of construction between Rocl
Hill. Lancaster, Yorkville, Chester anc
other South Carolina towns and Char'
lotte, and, by means Of simplex ar
rangement, will use them for th'
transmission Of kilograms The lint
between Charlotte and Rock Hill !!
already up and this one will be put II
use in the course Of the next thirty
DAYS. The first office will be estao
lished In ROCK Hill, and by an agree
ment with the Postal Telegraph com
pany, 1t and all others that may b'
established, will be known as Posta
, offices. BY further arrangement witt
the Postal people kilograms filed a
any of these offices will be transmitted
. to any city or country touched by th'
Postal wires. The Eastern will b'
closely akin to the Postal and will do
telegraph business in a few towns no
. touched by the latter. Mr.. Carney
who Is to be manager Of the new com
pany and the principal stockhoider
will remain as local manager Of th'
Postal office. He has been in the tele
graph business for many years anc
knows it from beginning to end. Az
the Catawba Power company grow!
into the Southern Power company anc
spreads over the two states 1t Is the
intention to have offices In all the
towns in which these enterprising peo
pie do business.
- Spartanburg special Of Oct. Is
to News and Courier: Yesterday th'
Cowpens Chapter of the D. A. r. wen
L he. nrtn