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


board Wreck cases-A Move For
Sewerage.
Correspondence OF the rorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, Oct 10-While John
Cash, a citizen living in Johnson Row
in the western part Of town, was pass
ing the home of John Moten, the latter
appeared on the porch and opened fire
on Cash, firing five times, but without
doing any damage. He was arrested
and, put under a light bond to appear
before Magistrate Beckham this morn
irg When the time came he asked
for a postponement until Saturday
morning as his attorney was In York
Vile. He will be tried then for assault
and battery with intent to kill. Moten
claims that Cash stopped at the gate
and cursed him. This Cash and 9TH
ers deny and say that 'Moten was
drinking and thinking about a trouble
these two had some months ago. At
preliminary Moten was bound over un-
der $500 bond, which was given.
]. N. Huey and Hope Cornwell had
Clyde Clounts arrested and brought
before Magistrate Beckham charging
him with appropriating money" from
their persons one day this week, when
the three spent the day together and
were drinking. "In the cold gray
dawn Of the morning after they had
no time for song or. laughter" for the
wads Of the two mentioned were miss
ing, Cornwell losing forty dollars and
Huey two dollars. They could not
produce sufficient evidence, however,
at the trial and Clounts was dismissed.
Miss Jennie Dunlap, aged twenty
four years, residing near the Highland
Park mill, died Monday after almost
recovering from fever. She leaves a
widowed mother. The funeral was
conducted by the Rev. w. L. Lingle OF
the Presbyterian church.
NJ. Carlisle, Preston Leslie, ]. n. NC
Elwee and S. T. Frew went to Abbe-
VILE this week as witnesses In suits
arising from the wreck on the Sea-
board near Catawba a year ago.
M. B. Massey, who conducts. a gro
Gerry on r. r. avenue, has bought the
stock and fixtures of r. A. .Mosely In
the same street and will Continue II
as a branch of his main store. R. w.
Featherstone will have charge OF 1t.
r. D.. Seely. .,who has for several
years been with Robbins & Wilson, Is
now with L. M. Davis.
D. A. Hurley, the representative OF
v. P. Randolph & Co., brokers. has put
In a private wire telephone from the
Office here to Charlotte.
was informed yesterday by the
Rev oliver Johnson, pastor of Neelys
Creek A. R. P. church near here, that
his, congregation: would begin the .erec-
ton Of their new church just as soon
as they could get the material on the
ground. The building will be hand
some and substantial one seating
about 600. ]. S. Starr of this city is
the contractor. -
John McCown colored, was up be-
the charge Of drunk and disorderly.
He said that he was subject to fits"
Mayor Roddey was inclined to think
that this one was acquired and not
congenital and consequently fined
John $40 for the fit and $25 for resist
ing the officer -. rT' =
George, Gregory was released from
custody Monday morning on a bond
of $500. The evidence In Gregorys
case Is unprintable, but the substance
Is that he carved up negro woman
about a week ago, mention Of which
was made, and until this time 1t was
thought she would die.
A petition which is Of great moment
to the welfare of the city Is being cir
culated here this week. 1t Is praying
the city council to order an election
to say whether the city shall have
system of sewerage. The petition re-
cites the fact that the town is already
bonded up to the limit allowed ordi-
narily. 1t also repeats the special act
passed by the general assembly. sew
eral sessions ago. by which Rock Hill.
Columbia, Charleston, Florence and
Georgetown are allowed to issue fur
ther bonds where the proceeds are ap-
piled solely for the purchase, estab-
iishment maintenance or increase Of
water work plants, sewerage system.