Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-16

Convicted Of Malicious Mischief
Other Matters.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, June ia good rain
fell in this section Wednesday after
noon, which will greatly benefit gar
dens, truck patches and all growing
crops. Farmers will also be able to
finish planting corn and sow peas.
Farm work has been greatly retarded
the past week in this section on ac-
count of the ground being so dry and
hard. The rain did not extend very
far southwest of this city, however,
and all that section of country from
Fishing creek back through the Ogden
neighborhood Is still very dry.
Postmaster e. e. Poag received Of
fetal notice from Washington Thurs
day morning stating that the contract
for the erection of the government
building In Rock Hill had been award
ed TO Mr.. Noise DeLeon Of Atlanta,
Ga, his bid being $32,5O0. According
to the terms of the contract, the job
must be completed by August 1st, 1906.
This being the case and all obstacles
having been removed, 1t is now an as
1sured fact that work on the building
will be commenced at very early
date.
Brick are now being made with
which to erect the Carnegie library on
Winthrop college campus. The work
is in charge of Mr.. Lewis Brown, son
Of Contractor r. A. Brown Of Concord,
N. C. When the first kiln of brick has
been fired the work Of excayating for
laying the foundation of the building
will be commenced, so have been in
formed, provided nothing happens to
delay the work.
Mr.. w. N. Ashe has installed a new
mill at his brick yard near Winthrop
college. 1t Is also run by q fifty horse
electric motor and has a capacity OF
something like $4,000 brick per day. 1t
Is one Of the latest improved machines.
Mr.. Charley c.. Patterson, 81 years
old and brother of Mr.. ]. e. Patter-
son. Of this city, died Of typhoid fever
at his home in Fort Mill Wednesday
morning at o'clock, after an Illness OF
nine days. He was son Of Mr.. Jack
son Patterson and at the time of his
death he was in the employ OF A. o.
Jones, who runs grocery store In
Fort Mill.
Three white boys, Joe Doster, Char
ley Pearson and Loney Wingate, all
under fifteen years Of age, were before
Magistrate Beckham yesterday after
noon on the charge Of malicious mis-
chief Mr. Williams Cowan was the
prosecutor 1t appears that while on
their way from Chester, the boys who
claim to have been working I'm cotton
mill at that place, stopped at negro
house, smashed the well bucket, killed
rooster and did other damage. This
was because they had been refused
something to eat. The boys were con-
victed and sentenced to pay fine OF
SO each or go to the chaingang for
| thirty days. Mr.. G. D. Pearson paid
the Pearson boys fine, The other boys
were sent to the gang.
A negro from the Harmony section
was fined $25 or thirty days on the
gang by Magistrate Beckham a few
days ago for carrying an unlawful
| weapon He did not have the $25, and
was taken to the gang, but the money
was raised the next day by some Of
his relatives and he was released. He
was reported by Tom Hardin, another
negro living a few miles from Har-
mony.
The Catawba river is getting to be
quite a popular summer resort for
pleasure seekers. Parties Of men, wo-
men and children drive out to the
dam or some other point on the river
every few days and spend a day or an
afternoon beneath the shades Of the
|
| ling Catawba."
A tract of $50 acres Of land lying
near the city, was sold Thursday
morning by Clerk Of the Court j. A.
Tate at public auction under deed Of
trust to the Roddey Mercantile Co.
The members of the fire department
gave quite an enjoyable banquet at
McElwees cafe Wednesday night.
This took the place Of the departments
annual outing on Catawba river. The
invited guests were the members Of
the city council, chief Of police and the
city treasurer.
A number of Pythians from the city
went to Charlotte Wednesday evening
to attend the banquet Of the grand
lodge Wednesday night. and assist In
initiating about one hundred candi-
dates into the D. o. K. K. degree.
Among those who are attending the
reunion in Louisville from this sec
ton are: w. ]. Cherry. Esq, ]. Max
ey Roach and Miss jamie Rawls.
Rev w. L. Lingle chaperoned quite
number Of the children Of the First
Presbyterian church out to the Oates
grove a few miles south Of the city
Thursday for their annual picnic.