Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The oil mill at Townville, Abbe-
vile county, was destroyed by IRE last
Saturday. 1t was located ten miles
from a railroad. The insurance
amounted to $16,500.
- Mr.. D. B. Padgett, a prosperous
tenant farmer. who lived near Brun-
son was called to his door last Friday
night and murdered. The murder was
committed for the purpose Of robbery.
- One man was killed and several
were more or less seriously injured,
one fatally, as the result Of collision
between a freight train and a work
train on the Southern railroad about
seven miles north OF Columbia last
Friday. All OF the victims were en-
ployees.
= Columbia State, Monday: z.
Brooks Sligh, deputy United States
marshal under McKinley's first admin
stration, died in this city yesterday
morning after an illness Of several
months. The death OF Mr.. Sligh Will
be a shock to the many who knew
him, as few except his relatives and
closest friends knew that he was
brought here some time ago In a
very serious condition and has been
declining ever since. Mr. Sigh was
forty-two years Of age and was born
from Columbia, on the Winnsboro
road. He was son of Capt. and Mrs
w. H. Slfgh, both Of whom survive
him. He is survived by his widow,
who resides in Chester, and two
brothers, Messrs. L. Hume and Swift
Sigh, both of whom live in this coun-
ty. He had rio children. he attended
the Citadel and afterwards the South
Carolina college, but did not gradu-
.A.. I~wf,. loxn IT, hi ~ ~
he was admitted to the bar and
opened an Office In Chester, where
he soon formed a partnership under
the name of Sanders & Sigh. Sew
eral years later he went to Washing
ton to live, having accepted q posi-
ton In the employ Of the government
and when Captain Lawson ID. Melton
was made United States marshal,
Mr.. Sigh was made Office deputy.
This position he held for three years
and again returned to Washington,
where he has resided since until re-
Gently. Mr. Sigh was married In 1880
= Spartanburg Journal: An armory
equipped with 38-calibre Winchester
repeating rihes will be established at
police headquarters. The rifles have
been ordered by q local hardware
firm and they will arrive in the city
within a short time. There will be q
sufficient number Of rifles for every
man on the police force. Chief OF
Police Lean stated Friday morning
that the question Of the city buying
heavy arms for the members OF the
police force had been under consid-
GRAFTON for some time. When he read
in the Journal several days ago the
statement Of a citizen who visited the
station house and finding no rifles
wondered why the city had not fur
nished rifles for the department, he
took UP the matter OF buying rifles
with Mayor Floyd and It was practi-
cally decided TO purchase rifles for
the men. When the recent trouble
In Asheville occurred several nights
ago with the negro Harris, who with
a rife killed two policemen and three
negroes, showed the importance of the
department having AN armory. The
Asheville department was without
rifles and the chief of police Of that
city had to force open hardware
store and get rifles for the members
of the department. Chief Dean said
that there may never be time in
the history Of this city when the rifles
will be used, but at the same time II
the time should ever come when they
are needed they will be needed badly.
No police department should be with
out a supply Of good repeating rifles,
for there Is no telling when a riot may
occur. The rifles to be used by the
police department Of Spartanburg Will
be Of the latest improved pattern,
carrying steel balls. The rifles will
shoot 16 times in rapid succession.