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

sustained they will not be heard at all.
80 LOCAL EAcoNics. !.
Suit Against the w. v. Telegraph Co.
Sheriff Brown on last Saturday
served papers In the case Of Pinckney
Good VS.! the Western Union Telegraph
company. The plaintiff asks for dam
ages IN the sum of 5000 because Of
the failure Of the defendant to deliver
q telegram promptly. The telegram
was sent from Gaffney on May 9 last
and related to the death Of Mrs. G. 3.
Good. It was not delivered until next
day. Messrs Finley & Jennings rep
resent the plaintiff.
Wants $4,000 Damages.
The complaint In another big case
against the Catawba Power company
was filed with the clerk Of the court
last Friday afternoon, the papers hav-
ing been served upon the officials OF
the company during the day. DIR. r.
A. Bratton and other heirs Of the es-
tate of DIR. ]. r. Bratton, deceased, are
the plaintiffs. and the suit Is brought
on account of alleged. damages to the
McCaw plantation occasioned. by the
raising Of the water In Catawba river
by the dam Of the Power company.
The plaintiffs ask for damages In the
sum Of $4,000, and they also ask that
the dam be removed or at least that
the Power company cease Its obstruc-
ton of the river. w. B. McCaw, Esq,
represents the plaintiffs.
Dined In the Air. 90. ...
The completion Of the smoke stack
Of the new mill at Lockhart was cele-
brated the other day with sumptuous
feast that was served at the top Of
1t. The stack Is 1877 feet high and the
diameter of the top Is nine feet. Pres
ident John c. Cary, entertained the
white men who did the building at
dinner on a platform constructed for
the purpose. Including Mr.. Cary there
were nine people In the party. The
feast was a sumptuous one, consist
ing of roast turkey and all the usual
aeeompaniments. The colored laborers
were treated to a feast on the ground
below, about the base Of the stack.
"Lengp President Cary and his eight
guests sat over their repast," says
correspondent of the Charlotte Obser-
yer, tand from their high vantage point
could get a lovely view Of Broad river
as 1t winds around the base Of the hills
between York. and Union counties,
could hear the roar Of the great Lock-
hart. Shoals where 10000 or more
horse power can be developed, and
could see, climbing up from the base
Of the smokestack, the mammoth new
mill where soon will hum $4,000 spin
dies and 1000 looms and another mill
which for eight years has been oper-
ating $4,000 spindles, giving employ
'ment to hundreds Of persons, while
bear at hand were the pretty cottages,
the church, the school house, where
reside and worship and acquire an ed
Iucation the people Of Lockhart, one OF
the best mill towns In South Caro-
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peath.o of q Most Estimable Lady.
Miss Elizabeth c. McGill, we'll
known. and highly esteemed lady OF
the Smyrna congregation, died at the
home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Matte
McGill,. near Hickory Grove last Sat
urday morning at o'clock. She had
been In bad health for quite a while;
but her death which was the result OF
nervous disorder, was sudden and
unexpected. The funeral took place
at Smyrna on Sunday afternoon, the
services being conducted by Rev. ]. L.
Oates. There was a large attendance.
The deceased was a daughter Of the
late John McGill, who in his day was
one Of the most wealthy and promi-
neht citizens Of western York, and was
a sister Of Mrs W. M. Kennedy OF
Yorkyile and Mrs. r. M. PleXico and
Mr.. James C.. McGill Of Smyrna. She
was in the 62d year of her age. Miss
McGill had been a member OF Smyrna
church for many years, and was
known throughout the congregation
and the entire neighborhood as well
as a Christian worker Of unusual ener-
gy and zeal. She took the lead In
many good works In which leadership
was necessary, and also did many no.
BILE things that were unknown to her
most intimate friends. A few years
ago minutes of the Associate Reform
ed synod contained acknowledgment
Of a gift Of $400 for the use Of the
mission In Mexico by zone who was not
willing to let the left hand know what
the right hand did" Since her death
1t has developed for the first time that
II was Miss McGtll who sent this
money. Miss McGill leaves an estate
that would have been sufficient to have
kept her in comfort for years to come.
The NewboId- Kershaw Incident.
The Columbia State Of Saturday
publishes a card from w. II. Newbold
with reference to the recent unseemly|
occurrence In Kershaw, and in that
card he makes the following statement
of facts: "On arrival at Kershaw on
Tuesday, / and Mr.. w. T. Castles, the
and also one Of the best
citizens of this county, alighted from
the train at 1890 a. m. Certain per-
sons Immediately set up a howl at us
and told us to get back on the train
and leave town. Mr.. Castles very
properly did so, as he thought riot
was imminent. l called to the chief OF
police to arrest the men or stop their
vile cursing in the streets in the presence
of ladies. He at first stopped them and
then Joined in with the crowd and they
all insisted on me walking out or town
This declined to do and
went into the depot. After about ~
minutes a gentleman offered to send
his boy with me to the mayors house. |
l walked down there, about block and
was never more cordially treated In
my life than l was by Mr. Welsh. His
son did come in and wanted to fight |
me in the parlor, and ordered me out
of the house, but the elder gentleman |
stopped that. I stated my business and
the reception that ] met with at the
depot. Mr.. Welsh and were on the
way to his lot to hitch up his buggy |
for him to carry me up town, when DIR. |
Halle and others of the best citizens |
began to arrive and advised us not to
attempt to go. I stated to the mayor
and the committee that / would do as |
they said, except walk away from town