Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-24
LOCAL LAcoNlcs..

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The closed season for partridge
shooting does not come to an end until
November 1. Until that date, II is
against the law to kill any game bird.
Postal Progress.
The postofice department has issued
comparative statement giving the
receipts of the various presidential
postofices In South Carolina, for the
years ending July go, 1904 and July
20, 1905. The receipts at Rock Hill for
1904. were $11,1s1.s1; and for 1905,
$11,75427 The salary Of the post.
Yorkvi,le for 1904 were $4.25S.62. and
for 1906 $4.4S4.55. The salary Of the
postmaster Is $1,000. .a..
Negro Shooting serape.
There was another shooting scrape
at a fish fry at Fishing Creek negro
church, two miles northeast OF York.
Vile, last Saturday night. Will Jones,
who Is quite notorious desperate,
even among the worst Of the negroes,
shot Murrel Davis. The bullet took
effect in Davis right breast, and the
wound, though painful, is not Thought
to be especially dangerous. There
were two other negroes mixed up In
| the affair-John Wilson and Jupe
Wilson. John Wilson was arrested
and committed to jail on the charge
of having an unlawful pistol. He
claims that 1t was only a bicycle
wrench.
Death of Mrs. n. ?. Horton.
Mrs. H. F. Horton died at her
borhood, Tuesday evening at 8
| o'clock, Of blood poison, after an Ill
ness of about three weeks. Mrs.
Horton was Al years Of age, and was
| highly esteemed by all her neigh
bors. She leaves her husband and
twelve children, the youngest OF
| which Is about two years Of age.
Mrs. Horton was the daughter Of the
late Thomas Roach. and was mar
ried to Mr.. Howell F. Horton March
10, 1881. She was a member or the
Yorkville Presbyterian church. The
funeral took place at Sharon Thurs
day, the services being conducted py
the Rev. ]. B. Swami.
Another Right Of Way Case.
In the case Of the Catawba Power
company against D. W. Barron ana
others the jury on last Friday adjudg-
ed that the defendant was entitled to
damages in the sum Of $275. The pro-
ccedingS involved the condemnatlon Oh
between five and six acres Of land de-
sired by the power company for the
use of its pole line. Messrs. Wilson
& Wilson represented the power COM
pany and ]. s. Brice, Esq, represented
the Messrs. Barron. Mr. Brice made
vigorous fight for heavy damages.
He contended that although the power
company desired a right Of way for
only a single line at present, the
commercial possibilities Of this mys-
terious fluid called electricity are as yet
only in their infancy and the time may
come when the company will require
every inch Of the eighty foot strip over
which 1t is now asking for right of
way. He contended also that II may
happen that the erection Of the pole
lines might damage property In ways
that cannot now be foreseen. Mr.. Will
son argued that the company merely
wanted the right to go across the land
In question with a pole line, and the
line could be Of but little inconvenience
either now or hereafter. He argued
that instead Of being hurtful to the
property II would eventually be Of
much benefit in that the owners Of the
land might find 1t to their interest to
use electricity for various useful pur-
poses, e:c. It Is understood that neith-
er side Is satisfied with the award of
the jury and there Is likely to be an
appeal. ,..