Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

= Josh w. Ashley has announced that
he will be a candidate for reelection
to the house OF representatives.
- Chester, July 3: A destructive hail
storm visited the Harmony section of
the county Sunday evening. An area
of about eight miles in length and one
half mile In width was covered by the
storm and the crops were well-nigh
ruined A stalk of cotton from the de-
vastated district was exhibited In the
city Monday, and IL the stalk exhibit
ed be a fair illustration of the damage
wrought, the district In question has
been thoroughly ruined from a crop
standpoint.
= Greenville July s: Van Cureton,
aged twenty-five years, proprietor OF
soft drink and quick lunch saloon,
and a son of Mr.. Thomas Cureton, a
well-known police officer Of the city
was drowned this morning while In
bathing at the lake at Chick Springs,
the fashionable resort near Greenville.
The young man drove out to the
springs this morning and registered at
the hotel. Later he rented a bathing
suit and went swimming by himself
Passersby noticed clothes In one OF
the dressing rooms and no bather In
the water, which led to the organiza-
ton of searching party, which drag
ged the lake for the body and found 1t.
Cureton Is thought to have been seized
with cramp while in deep water. His
body was brought to the city this af-
ternoon and prepared for burial.
- Washington special of June 80,
to the Columbia State: Representa-
tive Johnston has been much con-
cerned of late with the case Of boy
at Fountain Inn, James d. Thomp-
son, who got into trouble with the
postal authorities about a package OF
tobacco tags. Jimmie, 1t seems, was
collector of the little pieces Of
tin and when he had got sufficient
number to draw a prize he wrapped
them up in a neat little package and
sent them on to the powers that be
In the matter Of tags and prizes. But
a little ignorance OF the law soon
caused him to run up. against certain
powers that be in Uncle Sans great
carrying institution, chief Of which
was a postoffice inspector. For jim
mie had written a little note and
enclosed it in with the tags. This, Of
course, made the package first class
matter" a fact Jimmie, 1t appears,
did not know for he sent 1t as "mer-
chandise." Now In about 999 cases
out OF 1000 where written letters
are enclosed In a package Of second
class matter or merchandise nobody
i'm the postal machinery knows about
il. and the parcel passes innocently
and safely to its destination. But the
case of Jimmie Thompson and his
tags chanced to be the thousandth,
and Jimmie was interviewed by a
postoffice inspector and made to pay
not only full postage on his tags, the
rate being the same as II each tin
tag had been a $50 bill or billy
ducks" but he was asked TO hand
over an additional $40. Mr.. Johnston
called at the department and had a
long talk with the officials in charge
who promised to look into the matter
and see II anything could be done to-
wards getting back Jlmmie's $40.
Beaufort special of July 5, to the
Columbia State: A white man,
white boy and a negro man were kill
ed by negroes near Hardeeville between
I'll slf fhn
fourth. With one exception this Is the
first time for over thirty years that
negro has killed a white man In this
section. Mr. Hugo Schlegelmilch Of
Hardeeville was killed by a negro field
hand at his plantation seventeen miles
from Hardeeville at sundown on the
fourth. Mr.. A. Schlegelmilch was
walking through his field with two
companions and met two negroes who
worked on the place. Without warn
ing one of them shot Mr.. Schlegel-
mich through the breast with a shot
gun. Death was instantaneous. Mr..
Schlegelmilch had never had any trou-
Bile with the negro, but one OF his COM
panions had. The negro escaped and
had not been caught up to this after
noon Mr.. II. G.. Hayward, magistrate
at Hardeeville, received the news this
and went at once to the scene
with a posse. Mr. ScnleBelmllcn WAS
an exemplary young man about twen-
ty-five years of age and a general ia
vorite. He was a graduate OF Glenn
son and spent several years on ranches
in the west Charles Simmons, the
year old son Of Mack Harri-
son of Pritchardville, was wounded in
the stomach by a negro boy on the af-
ternoon of the fourth. The wounded
lad was carried to the hospital in Sa-
vannah, and is reported to be dying
The shooting occurred about five miles
from where Schlegelmilch was killed
a little later. The shooting was done
with a gun and Is said to have been
The negro escaped. On
the eve of the fourth, a negro carpen-
ter was killed by a negro teamster at
Purysburg, about two miles from Har-
deeville. There was quarrel over
whisky at a gathering, resulting In a
fatal knife wound in the neck. The
same night a negro was shot In the
shoulder at a negro club house on the
outskirts o. the town, but not fatally
injured.