Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-21
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News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, July IS: Lightning
struck a tree last Thursday near Mrs.
w. D. Alexanders residence at Lawn.
and slightly shocked Messrs. w. w.
Whelchel and ]. A. Alexander, and Sc
verely shocked Mr.. Jake Paris, all Of
whom were fully one hundred yards
from where 1t struck. Mr.. Paris was
so severely shocked that he had to be
carried into the house. UP to Saturday
he had not recovered from the effects
Of the shock. Sam Smith, negro
man, was arrested Sunday morning by
Sheriff Thomas, and Chief Lockhart, OF
the police force. and lodged In jail. on
charge of attempting to wreck a
train on the Southern railroad. Some
one had placed two heavy crossties
across the track just beyond the Lime
stone cotton mill, and these were
ing freight train, which was just ahead
of No. 35. the midnight southbound
passenger train, but fortunately, the
freight was not running very fast. and
no material damage was done. Had the
passenger train struck the obstruction,
the result might have been awful.
Smith was given a preliminary hearing
before Magistrate Speer yesterday
morning, and bound over to court. In
default Of bond he was sent back to
jail to await his trial. Another attempt
was made recently to wreck train In
this immediate vicinity. and should the
guilty person or persons be caught, he
should be given the full penalty Of the
law for such an atrocious, malicious,
reckless crime. Detectives Of the
Southern railway company were in the
city yesterday looking into the case.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July IS: Miss Lois White,
Of Louisville, Ca, who has been visit
ing relatives in the county, went to
Yorkville Saturday 10 spend several
days before returning home. .... Judge
few days in Chester last week with
his nephew, Mr.. w. A. Latimer. At
the same time Mr.. Willie Hudson Of
Louisiana, was also at Mr.. LatimeTs.
Mr.. Hudson Is a native Of Chester a
son Of Mr.. Rush Hudson, who was
brother of Judge Hudson. He left
Chester twenty-eight years ago, and
has been back only once before. He
Is in Lancaster now, but will probably
be In Chester again before returning
home. Spoke and handle manufac-
turing Is the work that Gregory, Wise
& Co., consisting Of hIessrs. A. M. Greg
ory, A. c. Wise and w. Wagner are
engaged in on Sandy river, about eight
miles from Chester. They bought out
Jenkins Bros. Of Stanley, N. c.,
month or so ago, and are starting out
In the work very satisfactorily. Their
machinery has a capacity Of 1000
for them to run on full time, and they
are having difficulty in getting suffi-
cient labor, consequently they are turn
ing out only 600 day. Another we'll
is being dug with the hope Of getting
sufficient supply Of water. All kinds
Of handles are manu- ictured from high
grade hickory. A J. TT Of their goods
are disposed of here In Chester, and
In NJ nf
they sell wherever there is a demand.
1t seems that there is a good field for
such an enterprise as these men have
undertaken and we believe that they
will succeed. Those who amused
themselves by running up the amounts
Of Chester's taxable property as pub
lished in the Lantern last Friday detec-
ted the following errors: Halsellville.
No. 8. real estate s27,7S6, which ought
to have read $27.465, which will make
the total, s36.635 read right. Court
house, No. /, personal property was
$473,774, which should have been s473,-
IT'S. The totals are all correct, and
with the above corrections will work
is continually increasing from year to
year. Two years ago the total amount
Of taxable property In the county was
placed at $4,412.417--realty, $2,292,5S0;
personality, $2,119,S37-and the number
Of polls was 4.374. One year ago the
aggregate valuation of real estate was
$2,29S,305: personal property, $2,273,740,
making an aggregate Of $4,572,,045, and
| the number of polls was 4,170. The
valuation this year Is $205413 in excess
Of last and s36504l in excess of two
years ago: and So more persons will
pay poll tax this year than last. By
referring to what the Lantern said
about last years taxes. we notice that
the total taxes in the county amount
ed to $79,337.33. People often ask about
the county's valuation, and 1t Is well
for everybody to be posted on matters
like this In order to answer such ques-
tions about our county when they are
asked. Mr.. Bob Smyre was off his
run on the Carolina. and North West
ern Saturday. He was about done up
as result of the constant mental
strain he has been laboring under In
driving his engine over the Southern's
track by Charlotte and Statesville, ow-
irg to the high waters on the line be-
tween Gastonia and Newton. THE
mental strain is jlst terrible" said
Mr.. Smyre, "one had to be on a con-
slant watch for trains, since we had
no rights on the other road" The
about way and reached Lenoir by the
same route Friday morning, but came
over it's own line Friday evening. Mr..