Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-22
LOCAL LACONlCS.
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1907, for $1.26.
Residence of r. M. Whitesides Burned.
The residence Of Mr.. r. M. White
sides, on the Howelrs Ferry road,
few hundred yards east Of Bullock's
Creek, was destroyed by fire last FRI
day morning at about 9 o'clock. The
flames originated in a stove flue and
soon had so much headway as to be
beyond control. Almost everything
was destroyed. There was no insur-
ance.
Killed a Mad Dog.
There was a mad dog excitement at
Smyrna last Sunday afternoon Ne
groes coming from their church at Zoar
reported at the village that the dog was
at large in the vicinity, and sool a
great crowd Of men and boys collected
with guns, pistols, axes, pitchforks,
hoes, ETC., and after a while the dog
came along. There was a lively chase
until the animal was finally run down
and killed in Mr.. R. T. Castles's pas
ture.
Death of Mr.. T. e. Sherer.
Mr.. Thomas Elzathan Sherer, a
highly esteemed citizen Of Bullock's
Creek township. died at his home In
the Blairsville neighborhood last
Thursday, aged about seventy-five
years and was buried at Sharon on
Friday, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. ]. S. Grier. The
deceased leaves three sons and three
daughters as follows: Messrs. R.
Harvey, John H. and Ebenezer Sher-
er, Mrs. Sam A. Mitchell and Misses
Mamie and Bessie Sherer. Mrs.
Sherer was a sister Of the late S. M.
Scott. She has been dead some
years.
typographical Survey.
A corp of engineers of the United
States Typographical survey, in tenn
porary charge Of Mr.. l.. L. Lee, Is at
the Yorkvile hotel, engaged in work.
ing the country Immediately surroupd-
ing from this point. The surveyors
have about completed a large part Of
their work in the western part or the
country. Their work is very thorough
and the map they will make will show
not only every variation Of twenty feet
in the elevation Of the country, but
every road over which a buggy can
travel every church. every school
house, every farm house, every creek,
brook and rill. By the aid of one OF
these maps it will be possible for an
Individual OF reasonable intelligence
placed blindfolded in any given part or
the county to find his way to any other
part of the country. The maps will be
of value and interest to everybody.
The surveyors will be in this immediate
vicinity for several weeks.
The Brickman Verdict Paid.
The verdict in the famous Brickman
case has been paid at last. Clerk OF
the Court Tate on last Saturday re-
ceived voucher from the Southern
railway for $44,524.95 and promptly de-
posted the same in the Loan and Saw
ings bank The voucher represented
$4,000 Of verdict, little over $4,000 OF
interest and the balance costs. Mr..
Holman of the firm Of Legare & Hol-
man, came up from Charleston yester-
day. and the whole matter was settled
to the satisfaction Of everybody con-
cerned. This voucher, which Is also a
check, probably represents the largest
sum of money that has ever figured in
any previous single transaction in this
immediate vicinity. 1t is certainly the
largest sum of money that has ever
passed through the hands OF
York county clerk Of the court at any
one time.
Ferguson as Marksman.
Columbia State: In his recent
speech in the house in favor of the
appropriation for the proposed mon
ument on the battlefield of Kings
Mountain, Congressman E. Y. Webb
of North Carolina told some interest
ing facts concerning Col. Patrick
Ferguson, the British commander
who on that fateful day in 1880 lost
both his victory and his life. MI
Webb's account of Col. Ferguson's
ability as a marksman and of his in
vention of a breech- loading rifle Is
worth repeating: He had performed
distinguished service i'm the Royal
North British Dragons in the wars
of Flanders and Germany, where he
himself for his GOODNESS
and his bravery. He was the inven-
tor of a new kind of breech-loading
rifle. which could be loaded and fired
seven times i'm one minute. He was the
finest rifle shot i'm the British army,
and possibly no other living man al
this time surpassed him in unerring
King George himself
at one time attended an exhibition OF
his Workmanship. According to his
tory and tradition, he could run his
horse. suddenly check him, drop the
reins on his neck. draw his pistol and
throw it up into the air, catching 1t |
as it fell, take aim, and shoot the
head off of bird sitting on an ada
cent fence