Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Against Hiqh Assessments.

Against High Assessments.
Mr.. Thomas L. Johnson of Rock
Hill, York county's representative on
the state board Of equalization is In
Yorkville In attendance on court. On
being twitted by friends at the failure
Of the state board to raise the assess
ments in the other counties up to the
level of York, Mr.. Johnson, took 1t
good noturedly, and replied, We'll, /
will be with them next time. II the.-
will not come up with me for high.
/ will go with them for low"
Chester Court Proceedings.
Chester Reporter: Nov. 10: The case
Of s. E. McFadden, executor, VS.. Mrs.
Maggie E. Jones ct al, the case being
an attempt to break the Will Of the
late Mrs. Nancy A. Nicely, resulted In
a verdict sustaining the will. The suit
Of Henry Smith VS.. the s. A. l. rail-
way, for personal injuries sustained
by falling from train, resulted In a
verdict for the defendant company.
A. D. Jones received verdict Of SIS
against the L. & c. railway, 1t being
alleged that one of the trains of the
company failed to stop at Orrs, when
signalled by Jones. Saturday was
consumed entirely with equity busi-
ness.
Tin at Kings Mountain.
Kings Mountain Herald: While cut
ting a ditch along the sidewalk Of the
curbing just in front Of ]. s. Mauney's
residence a few days ago, O. vein or
tin ore was cut and 1t bears at least
5 per cent of tin. The vein Is about
two feet wide and can be easily traced
across several lots. Thus we have an
other positive evidence Of tin In our
very midst We learn that the pros
poets Of the tin mine people up near
Lincolnton are very bright at this
in the tunnels from the main shaft
at the 100-foot level. These are running
in the right direction and are very rich
In tin ore. These people now have q
large quantity Of ore in sight at that
time.
Sudden Death.
Mr.. James Miskelly, aged about sew
enty-five years, who lived with his
son in-law on a farm belonging to
Dr. w. G. White and located on the
Pinckney road about four miles west
Of Yorkville, died suddenly yesterday
afternoon at about 1 o'clock, presuma-
bly, from apoplexy. He walked out
from the house for some purpose ac-
companied by little grand child, and
from such information as the child
could give seems to have sat down
and expired almost instantly. Coroner
Louthian went to the scene yesterday
afternoon accompanied by DR.. ]. d.
Mcdowell. The doctor was of the
opinion that death was from natural
causes, probably apoplexy, and 1t was
decided that an inquest was unneces-
sary.
Identity Of the Asheville Negro.
Sheriff Wallace of Mecklenburg and
Squire ]. p. Hunter Of Charlotte, went
to Asheville last Thursday to see II
they could identity the negro killed
there as Will Harris. Both knew Will
Harris we'll and both asserted posi-
lively that the dead man is not Har-
ris. An Asheville negro said that the
dead negro was Rufe Lindsay OF York
county. The Asheville negro was so
the coroner's jury to the extent that
1t was induced to describe the dead
man as "Will Harris, alias Rufe Lind
say" But IL is evident that this Is
a mistake also. Sheriff Brown Of York
county knows Rufe Lindsay well, and
said Saturday that he saw Rufus In
Yorkville on November IA. He Is quite
certain that Rufe is not the man.
Death of Captain Richardson.
Charlotte Observer, November 90:
Gaffney was shocked yesterday morn
ing to learn Of the death Of Capt. W.
II. Richardson, one Of our most
prominent and beloved citizens. Cap
tain Richardson was In his usual
health until o'clock Saturday night,
when he retired, stating that he did
not feel well, by IL o'clock he was
dead. Captain Richardson was born
In Spartanburg county, and had been
living in Gaffney for the last twenty
years. He was always found In the
front rank Of those who were trying
to do something for the advancement
and betterment Of the town. He was
about sixty-nine wears Of age, and
leaves a devoted wife, two sons and
four daughters to mourn his death.
His eldest son, Mr.. Isham w. Rich
ardson, is in Milledgeville, Ca In the
cotton business. His eldest daughter,
Mrs. Eskridge Of Atlanta, is the wife
of one of the prominent attorneys of
that city. His other children are In
Gaffney.
Foreigners Fancy Pigeons.
Charlotte Observer: Mayor s. s.
McNinch, who is the Charlotte Brick
company, takes great pride In the
force Of foreign laborers he has at
his brick plant, near Fort Mill, s. c.
He has representatives of several
nationalities and when he first got
them he placed those OF each nation
in a separate house and designated
their cabin with flag of their nation.
This scheme not only made a hit with
IN,1f n mn ~
migrants, passing on the train, have
seen the flag Of their nation, gotten
off at the station, and are now making
brick. But the latest action OF the
mayor in the interest Of his brick
plant is an investment in pigeons.
The foreigners took fancy to a
drove Of pigeons that frequently and
gracefully circled around the brick
plant. After the fancy struck them
they put in their spare time building
a large pigeon house, and a committee
was sent to Rock Hill, S. c., in search
of a few pigeons. The mission was
In vain, and, as last resort, an ap-
peal was made to Mayor McNinch,
who, after securing the country for
several days, managed to buy three
fan-tails, two tumblers, a homer and
three puffers. The birds were sent
the foreigners and their feathered
friends will get acquainted today.
Collision Narrowly Averted.
Rock HILL November 18: Much ex-
citement was caused here yesterday
when 1t was found passenger train
No. 33 for the south had got away from
the depot without orders, and eager
crowds awaited any tidings Of the train
that might come, good or bad but the
railroad people are not takers on mat
ters pertaining to this work. No. 80,
due here a few minutes after 8, was
marked up two hours late, and No. 33,
southbound, about one hour and half,
which would make the trains pass
here. No 33 came in a few minutes
after II, and left the depot without
orders: the operator, whether slow or
what, had failed to deliver orders, and
the train was going out Of the yards
when he rushed out with them. He