Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-08
LOCAL LAcONIcS.

LOCAL LACONlCS.
Found In a Barn.
When he went to his barn to feed
a few days ago, Mr.. Small, Of the
Glover Manufacturing company found
a ten gallon keg Of brandy concealed
there. He had no information as
to the ownership and he reported
the matter to Magistrate FAIRIES who
took charge of the brandy and ship
ped 1t to Columbia.
Masonic Election. .'r
Lockhart Lodge No 244 A. F. NJ,
elected officers at its last regular meet
ing on. December as follows: j. H.
Rodgers, W. M: ]. E. Wilburn, 8. W.;
R. Banks Black. ]. W.; w. G. Higgins,
secretary; J H. Howe, treasurer; r. L..
Vincin. S. D.: H. ]. Kitchens, ]. D. j.
H. Wilborn and s. G. Keaster, stew
ards; C. D. Broom, tyler.
The County Commissioners.
The county board Of commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting In
the Office Of the county supervisor last
Wednesday and transacted such rou-
tine business as was pending. Ac-
counts were paid to the amount Of
about 500. which took all the money
in the treasury available for county
purposes. The only item Of business
transacted that was Of particular In
terest was the reelection Of Mr.. j.
Brown Gaulden as superintendent OF
the county home. His salary was
fixed at $500 per annum.
Shooting Affair Near Grover.
Mr.. Charles ]. Hughes was shot and
wounded by one Of his tenants, Mr..
Rufus Byers, on his plantation near
Grover in Cherokee county last Mon
day. There had been bad feeling be-
tween the two for year, and Monday
there was a dispute about some ma
nure the removal Of which had been
forbidden by Mr.. Hughes. Mrs. Byers
attacked Mr.. Hughes with stones and
Mr.. Byers got his gun. which had been
concealed in the barn and fired at Mr..
Hughes twice Several shots took ef-
feet In Mr.. Hughes's body, and one or
more penetrated his lungs; but his
wounds are not necessarily fatal.
After. the shooting Byers went away,
and has not since been located. Mrs.
Byers was arrested and released on
bond. Mr.. Hughes is a brother or
Messrs c. c.. and j. M. Hughes. both
we'll known citizens Of this county.
The Northern Methodists.
Following are the appointments Of
the recent South Carolina conference
of the Northern Methodists for Spar
tanburg district, which includes all Of
this section Of the Piedmont: Spar
tanburg District-B. F. Witherspoon
presiding elder. Blacksburg, A. D. Har-
ris; Catawba, A. Lewis; Chester F. N.
Newton; Campobello, ]. C. Patterson;
Clover w. H. Greer; Cowpens, D. H.
Kearse; Cowpens circuit, D. B. Butler;
Ewporth, ]. T. L. Durham; Greenwood,
F. w. Vance; Greenwood circuit, A. w.
Fuller; Greer's, R. c. Campbell; Gaff-
ney, J. w. Dore; Gaffney circuit; ]. F.
Wood Newberry, w. s. Bailey; Nine
ty-Six, G. w. Williams; Pacolet, ]. w.
Groves; Rock Hill, H. J. Kirk; Reid
Vile, c. B. Lowery; Saluda. L. Rice;
Spartanburg, A. E. Quick; Spartanburg
circuit, James A. Glenn; st. James, F.
D. Smith; Wexford, B. ]. Boston;
Yorkville, E. w. Adams; York circuit,
William Griffin; Glenn Springs, w. E.
Garrison; Lees Chapel, s. Goodlock;
Pauline, T. E. Mabery; Moore's Station,
w. T. K lily: Snow Hill, NJ. C. Ander-
So.
Fort Mill Cotton Growers.
Fort Mill Times: Pursuant to a
call Of the president Of the local cot
ton association, the regular annual
meeting Of the organization was held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, a
majority Of the members being pres
ent. The principal business before
the meeting was the election Of OFF,
GERS for the year 1906 and the nam
ing of delegates to the county con-
vention which meets in Yorkville next
Saturday. This business was car
ried out in regular form and resulted
as follows: Officers elected. w.
Ardrey, president; w. H. Crook, vice.
president; ]. NJ. Spratt, secretary, and