Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-09
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
the Yorkville Enquirer.

understand that the bid Of ]. j. Keller
& Co., of Yorkville, was the next
lowest to Mr.. Browns. According to
the terms Of the contract, work on
the building Is to be commenced at
once and the Job completed within nine
months from the date of commence
ment. The work will no doubt be
finished long before the expiration of
nine months. The time limit was
made much longer than was consid-
cred really necessary to complete the
Job In order to give allowance for wet
weather and other unavoidable him
ORANGES. Mr.. Brown expects to begin
work within a week or ten days.
A gang of negro gamblers were
rounded up in piece Of woods on the
Dubose plantation near the Springstein
farm about five miles east Of this city
Sunday afternoon. The capture was
made by State Constable ]. II. B.
Jenkins and Constable j. F. Wingate
of this city, assisted by Chief Partlow
Mr.. Dick Sturgis, Supervisor T. W.
Boyd, and several citizens Of the
neighborhood in which the arrests
were made.
The bunch was pretty well spotted
before the officers started after them,
and after the gang were sighted and
surrounded at some distance by the
officers and their assistants, Messrs
Jenkins and Wingate crept noiseless-
ly through the bushes toward them
and Mr.. Jenkins was In a few steps
Of the negroes before they were aware
Of his presence. There were nine In
the bunch, four of whom were en-
gagged in a game Of cards when the
officers came upon them. Two made a
dash for liberty and escaped, the re-
manning seven were arrested and TAX
en- In charge by the officers. They
were: Sam Sibley, Amos Haynes
Sam Hutchinson, Eli Crawford Of this
city, Louis Steele, Walter Hart and
Frank Foust who live in the Spring
stein neighborhood. The three latter
gave bond for their appearance Mon
day afternoon, and the others were
brought to town and placed In the
lookup. The seven were given a
hearing before Magistrate T. c.
Beckham Monday afternoon and were
held on the charge Of gambling. A
bond of $500 each was required by the
them gave bond and were released
and the others were placed in the
city lookup pending efforts by their
friends to raise their bonds. The peo-
pie Of the neighborhood In which the
arrests were made Sunday have been
annoyed no little for some time by
crowds of negroes gathering In the
woods and gambling, drinking and
carousing around all day long on Sum
days, and 1t Is hoped that the raid on
them Sunday afternoon will have the
effect of breaking up the gang.
Mrs. Martha Jane Mitchell, wife OF
Mr.. w. M. Mitchell, builder and con-
tractor Of this city, died at her home
at the corner Of West Main and East
Wilson streets Sunday night about IL
o'clock Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the First Presbyterian
church Monday afternoon at O'Clock
by Rev. w. L. Lingle, pastor Of the
deceased, assisted by Rev. DR.. ]. H
Thornwell of Fort Mill, after which
the interment took place in Laurel
wood cemetery In the presence OF a
large concourse of friends and rela-
tives. Mrs. Mitchell had been unwell
for nearly two months. About Six
weeks ago she had measles from which
she never fully recovered, and this
complicated with other troubles that
set In later caused her untimely death
which came as a shock to her family
as she appeared to be much better
Sunday afternoon. She grew suddenly
worse about dark Sunday evening
however and never rallied any more
The deceased was Al years old. She
was the daughter of the late George
w. and Mrs. r. A. Milling, and was
| born and raised in the IndiahooB
neighborhood, where she was loved
and admired by all who knew her. On
the 26th day of March, 1902, she was
married to Mr.. William Mitchell, aiid
since that time has made her home in
| this city. She has a number Of friends
and admirers here who mourn and
deeply deplore her untimely death
For a number Of years the deceased
was g. member of Ebenezer church, but
after she married Mr.. Mitchell and
moved to Rock Hill, she had heI
membership removed by certificate tC
the First Presbyterian church Of this
city. She Is survived by two broth
ers and three sisters, Messrs. s. l.
Milling of Charlotte, N. c., and w
A. Milling Of Indiahook, Mrs. Mollie
E. Jackson, Mrs. Tom Steele and Miss
Sarah c. Milling Of Indiahook.
Mr.. T. M. Carothers, a we'll known
veteran of the civil war, residing In
| the Indiahook section, lost heavily by
fire Saturday night. His dwelling
dairy and smoke house were complete
ly destroyed. Most Of the contents OF
| the smokehouse were saved, but 6
thousand pounds of flour and most OF
| the household goods were destroyed
Mr.. Carothers carried some insurance
in the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of York county, but
not enough to cover the loss by any
means.
The origin of the fire is unknown
| but 1t Is thought to be. the work ol
an incendiary. Mr.. Carothers, his
wife and a small grandchild were the
only members of the family who were
at home when the fire occurred. The
| fire was first discovered about the
kitchen porch about 10 o'clock. The
family had retired at 9 o'clock, and
there was then no sign of fire about
the house.
| Mr.. w. F. Cook, a prominent citizen
of Lancaster county, and member OF
the firm of Cook & Estridge Of Ker-
shaw, died at the Rock Hill hosr'ta
Sunday night of peritonitis, after 6
brief. illness. The remains were tax
en- to his home in Kershaw Monday
morning for interment. He leaves q
widow and four children. Mr.. Cook
came to the hospital last week fol
treatment and on Friday was operated
| on for some internal trouble. 1t was
| too late then, however, as peritonitis
| had already set in when the operation
was performed. The deceased was
only about 45 years old, ana MS deatn
Is deeply deplored, especially by the
people Of Kershaw, where he was sc
closely identified with all the best in
| terests of the town.
The Catawba Rifles realized the sum
of S6695 as their part of the net re-
ceipts of the American Carnival COM
| pany, which wound up a weeks en-
gagement here last Saturday night
Miss Alta Fewell won the beautiful
SIS diamond ring offered by the Ca
| tawba Rifles to the one receiving the
largest number of votes as the most
popular young lady Of the city, and
was crowned Queen of the Carnival.
Messrs. ]. L. Mckinney and c. E
Fielding of Ohio, who have been in the
city for the past week trying to ar
range for the erection of an Ice facto-
~, returned home Monday. They fail
ed to succeed in purchasing a lot on
which 10 erect the building, before
they left, which has caused consid-
cradle hitch in the movement; but II
is hoped that this difficulty may ye,
be overcome.
Mr.. Thayer has not yet reached any
decision in regard to the call extended
him to the pastorate Of the Baptist
church of Winchester, KY, but Will
probably announce his decision to his
congregation Sunday morning.
The third and the tie game or pail