Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-10
LOCAL LACONICS.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1907, for 80 cents.
Destroyed Some Mash.
Constable ]. H. B. Jenkins, accom-
panied by Deputy Sheriff Quinn OF
Yorkville, and Constable A. ]. Quinn
of Glover, made a raid in the Bethany
neighborhood last Tuesday night after
some blockade distillers that they un-
derstood were doing business up tnat
way Their information was straight.
At the place to which they had been
directed near the A. C. Stroup place, a
short distance from Bethany church
they found several stands Of mash ana
evidences that the distillers had been
operating within a few hours previous.
The stills had been removed, however,
and no arrests were made.
Farm Changes Hands.
Mr.. w. ]. Gordon, who lives two ana
one-half miles north Of Yorkville, mas
bought the farm Of Mr.. John F. Gordon,
four miles northeast Of Yorkville. The
trade was entered into yesterday.
The farm combines about 160 acres
and the purchase price paid was close
to S31 an acre. II Is one of the most
highly improved farms In the county
and the Gordons, though not related
are two of the best farmers In the
county Mr.. John F. Gordon wants
to quit because of his health. Mr
w. ]. Gordon wants home Tor MS
old age. Possession is to be gwen
I'm December, and 1t is the purpose
of Mr.. w. ]. Gordon to move on the
farm at that time.
Mayor Little In Gaffney.
Gaffney special of Tuesday to Spar
tanburg Journal: There was large
crowd at police court again this morn
ing, but they were disappointed. There
was nothing doing" After the crowd
was seated in less than three minutes
after the mayor came in, his honor
said, II notice that we have good
crowd here this morning. and If there
Is anyone here who wants to say any
thing, the way is clear. There Is noth-
ing before the court this morning, so
we adjourn" At that time Mayor
Protein Spears came in and stated
that the council was assembling TO try
the cases before 1t. The mayor stated
that he had adjourned court. Mr.
Spears demonstrated with him, but TO
no avail.
The County Commissions.
The county board of commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting last
Wednesday, all the members being
present A petition was granted Tor
the building of a bridge over Neely's
Creek at T. NJ. Aliens ford. Permis-
sion was given for the opening OF a
new road from the Adair's Ferry road
to the Hickory Grove and Yorkville
road; also for the opening OF road
from Broad River school house to
Smiths Ford, also for road from
Mr.. c. B. Meningitis to the Adair,s
Ferry road. Messrs. r. B. Riddle, u.
L. Brandon and S. S. Glenn were ap-
pointed a commission to open a road
from Zeno TO the Gastonia road. The
board specified that in none OF the
above cases would it pay for rights of
way or growing crops.
The Case of Son Cobb.
Columbia special of Wednesday, to
the News and Courier: Son" Cobb,
the Cherokee county lad, who killed
Pink Norman in a shotgun duel, near
Gaffney, five years ago, and who was
pardoned yesterday upon the recon-
mendation Of the pardon board, called
TO paw his respects to the governor to-
day, but the latter had left for Chick
amauga. Cobb is a typical young
mountaineer. He is sort OF a dare
devil, IL is said, but 1t seems that in the
killing for which he got life sentence
he was not to blame. He says he was
trying To get away from Norman and
his crowd and that his was clear case
of self defence. He felt so confident
that no lawyer was employed until the
trial was upon him, while the other
side brought down Major Hart Of York
Vile, to assist in the prosecution
Cobb was a member of the Second reg
iment in the SpanishAmerican war
and renewed acquaintances on Law
Range today with number of ex-oft1
GERS of that command. Cobb says that
it is all a superstition about a. man
dreaming about his deed when he kills
another man. He says the killing OF
Norman has never bothered him" He
says he could have killed Norman
when the latter first picked up his gun
to get out of his wagon, but that ne
would not recognize the necessity fol
killing him until he began to look down
the muzzle of Normans gun. Cobt
says he shot Norman from his wagon
between the heads Of his pair Of mules
Cobb has no complaint about the treat
ment he received at the penitentiary.