Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-06
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ed here announcing the fact gave no
particulars of the accident. Mr..
Smalrs wife, Mrs. Emma Small, left
here Thursday night for Admission. -.
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Capt.
Samuel E. White received a telegram
Wednesday announcing the death or
his brother, Mr. David H. White in Hot
Springs, Ark, where he had resided
a number of years. Mr.. White was
sixty-four years of age and unmarried.
He was a man of unusually fine intel
lect and of marked nobility Of charac-
ter. His South Carolina friends, espe-
cially those of Fort Mill and vicinity,
his old home, will be panied to hear of
his death. The body has been embalm
ed and is being brought to Fort Mil
for burial.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 2: Constables Nc
Kenzie and Wright are doing some
splendid work in breaking up the iliic-
it handling of liquor in this commu-
nifty. On Saturday evening they raided
the house Of Henry Boulware, colored
near the Springstein mills, and was re-
warded by the finding of a considera-
BILE quantity Of liquor The stuff was
very ingeniously stored away In the
wall. a trap door, very difficult OF de-
lection, admitting to capacious re-
cess. I'm which a considerable number
of Jugs and bottles could be stored.
Yesterday morning at the Southern de-
pot the two officers arrested Joe Long,
colored, just as he was about to set
out for the Falls. An investigation OF
a big grip, which Long had in tow,
brought forth two jugs of liquor. This
was too much for personal use the Of
ficers decided, and they relieved Long
of his cargo and allowed him to pro-
ceed A telegram was received In
the city Tuesday telling Of the death
of Mr.. w. l. Clawson in Waco, Texas,
Monday evening. A letter from the
deceased, received just a few days ago
stated that he was enjoying splendid
sumption that death was very sudden
Mr.. Clawson was employed as trav-
cling representative by Swift & Co.,
the meat packers, and had Idaho as his
territory. Mr.. Clawson was the son
of DR.. c. L. Clnwson, now of Rich
burg, and made his home here up I'LL
few years ago The remains were
shipped from Waco Tuesday night and
are expected in this city today. ......
Little Elizabeth Barron, the five
months old child Of Mr.. w. l.. Barron
of Rock Hill, died at the home OF It's
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Bar
ron in Ebenezer yesterday morning,
and was buried at Ebenezer at o'clock
in the afternoon. The sympathy Of the
people of this section will go out to Mr..
Barron in his double bereavement. 80.
Tuesday made proposition to furnish
DR.. w. Gill Wylie, while in the city
Chester with electric power. The city
authorities are said to have been very
much impressed with his proposition.
er to the corporate limits Of the city at
$40 per horse power, provided the city
will guarantee to use as much as 1000
horse power. This amount can read
lily be employed in the various indus
tries throughout the city. 1t is report
ed that Col Leroy Springs will use 1,5O0
horse power in his two mills in the city,
and it is quite certain that various 9TH
er industries will utilize the remaining
five hundred At present the cost OF
producing electric power in this city
amounts to about $40 per horse power,
and the plant is in need Of enlarge
ment to supply the demands. 1t will
thus be seen that a contract with the
Southern Power company will result In
saving of so per cent on the cost
Of producing power, as we'll as con-
siderable sum that will have to be ex-
pended ere long in improving the To-
cal plant