Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-21
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Constable Gideon Of Spartanburg, has
been waging warm campaign
against the Illicit whisky dealers In
Rock Hill and vicinity the past week
and as a result several tigers have
been brought to grief.
One Sallie Blake, colored, turned
over $25 in hard cash to the city au-
thorities as an alternative or ''uoing
80 days on the county roads, because
the constables found several gallons OF
booze stored away in Sallie's abode,
and she was unable to give satisfac-
tory explanation Of how it came to
be there. In fact she didn't ever
know 1t was there" until the consta-
bles found 1t.
Uncle Jim" Scott, we'll known to
everybody in Rock Hill, and who is
an old vet" in the business, was CIV
en- 80 days on the gang this week,
cause he took a nigh "cut" and beat
the constables to the home Of Jack
Knot and carried the latter's liquor
of before the officers got there. They
overhauled him however, and put him
under arrest, because they caught
him in the act and with the goods on
him. Uncle Jim is a very old negro,
however, and will not render the coun-
ty much service on the gang.
Mr.. Jenkins has had many and var
led experiences and found whisky con-
cealed in all sorts Of places during his
service on the constabulary force;
but he went up against a new propo-
sition the other day when he and Con-
stable Gideon, armed with a search
warrant, went out to the Manchester
mill village TO search the residence OF
q white citizen. When the officers en-
tered the house they noticed that the
20 laxv IL hA1 In
room of the house as If she might be
very sick. They surmised' that she
was trying to work a little game" on
them, but proceeded to make a thor
ough search Of the house, apparently,
without noticing the patient In bed.
Thus far they had found nothing and
they felt quite sure that the object
of their search was concealed in the
bed occupied by the woman; but when
they informed the husband, that al
though they were very sorry to dis
turb the patient, they would be obliged
to search the bed, he stoutly pro-
tested, saying that his wife was very
i'll and could not stand any excitement
at all. The officers insisted on making
the search, however, and when the
woman saw the bluff would not work
she rolled out Of bed with swapping
eyes and face purple with rage and In
the language Of one of the constables,
Just cussed us out" and threatened
to shoot them If they didn't leave at
once. They did not go however, until
they secured several quarts of corn
juice from beneath the coverlets Of
the bed. Several other tigers have
been visited and relieved Of their stock
of booze by the constables the past
week.
Mr.. ]. H. Shinn and Mr.. L. w. King,
superintendent and weaver room boss
city, and who recently resigned their
positions in this mill, left last week
with their families for their new home
In Alabama. Mr.. c. B. Haynes, a for
mer citizen, but now superintendent
of a larger mill In Anderson, this
state, has been chosen as Mr.. Shinns
successor at the Victoria. Mr.. Speight
Adams, secretary and treasurer, has
been filling the vacancy temporarily,
until Mr.. Shinn's successor should be
chosen. Mr.. Haynes was formerly su-
perintendent Of the Chicora mill Of
this city. He Is man Of considerable
experience in the mill business and the
management Of the Victoria Is for
tunate In securing his services, Rock
Hill will welcome Mr.. Haynes and his
excellent family back to this city
again.
The Southern Railway company has
had an extra force of hands engaged
the past week grading the road bed
preparatory to laying several addition
al side tracks in this city. This has
become necessary In order to accom-
modate the various trains that are
making headquarters here now instead
of at Blacksburg as formerly. The
tracks are being laid on the lot be-
tween the passenger depot and the old
3-Cs depot building on which lot there
are already several tracks In use.
There will also be additional side
tracks laid in other parts of the city.
The directors Of the Highland Park
Cotton mill, the only mill In the city
not using electric power, are preparing
to set aside the large engine and boil
ers that have driven the machinery
of the mill for so many years, and will
''let the dam do the work" Poles are
now being erected on which to carry
the wires to the mill and in few
more weeks everything will be in read
mess to turn the power on. The new
addition to the Arcade mill has been
completed. A part of the new machin-
cry has also been installed and Is be-
ing used. The directors expect to put
In enough additional machinery to give
all the operatives day work and dis
continue night work altogether.
There has been a little break among
cotton holders over this way the past
few days. Considerable cotton has
been sold and others will sell provided
they can get eight cents. So far as
! have been able to ascertain no MEM
Der Of the Farmers Cooperative I'm
ion has sold any. cotton In violation or
the rules of the association, and this
body of farmers are still standing pat
on the question Of holding cotton.
The farmers are hauling fertilizers
from the city every day and after all
ii appears that there will not be such
a decided reduction In the use OF this
commodity as we had good reason to
believe there would be at one time.
The fire alarm was turned In early
Saturday morning. The fire depart
ment responded promptly and found
number of bales of cotton on fire on
the platform Of r. E. Fewell, adjoining
the freight depot About twenty-five
bales were considerably damaged.
The loss is covered by insurance. The
fire started by a spark from loco
motive falling on the cotton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Giles, widow OF the
late ]. P. Giles. died at her home In
the eastern part VI lIle bO"hSiiiP'
about six miles from this city. Satur-
day evening of pneumonia. The fu-
neral vas held at the residence Sunday
about noon. The interment was In
Laurelwood cemetery. Mrs. Giles was
rs years old and was a very estimable
old la,iy. She Is survived by several
sons and daughters.
Farm work has been progressing
nicely the past two or three weeks In
this section and the farmers are max
ing good headway toward preparing
their land for another crop. The
weather is unusually favorable for
farm work and the farmers are taking
advantage of 1t to do their spring
blowing and clearing up.
Mr.. Jno. Giles who had the elbow
of his right arm fractured, his nose
broken and received several other
painful injuries by falling from lad
der while adjusting some overhead
shafting in the Highland Park mill
last week, is able to be up and about: I:
hut II will be some time before he will
be able to resume work in the mill
again. Am
The venerable Peter Garrison Is still
very III at his home near this city.
MERE-MENTloN.
The vault of the Petersburg, Tenn,
state bank was dynamited by burglars
and 81 000 in money