Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-02

was on a judgment in favor Of ]. B.
Pegram against j. w. P. Hope and
John M. Hope, and the other was on
a judgment in favor Of B. D. Springs
against John NJ. Hope. The first sale
was made on the judgment Of ]. b.
Pegram and the property was bid of
by w. B. McCaw, attorney for $500.
The interest Of John M. Hope was
bid off by Thos. F. McDow, attorney
for $25.
Automobile For Travelling Man.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: The
Albion Grocery Co., of Gastonia, yes
terday purchased from Osmond L.
Barringer Co. a convertible Cadillac
touring car to be used by their Mr..
williams in covering the territory be-
tween Yorkville, S. c., and Hickory.
The car is equipped with an odometer
80 that they can keep an accurate ac-
count of the expense per mile and In
this way learn just how much they
are saving in railroad fare and bug
gy hire. This Is the first time In North
Carolina that an automobile has been
used as a competitor Of the railroads
and the success Of the venture will
mean that a number Of firms will
adopt the same method Of transporta-
ton for their representative.
Shooting at BIaoksburg.
A dispatch from Blacksburg Friday
night says: A crowd on the corner OF
Main street was soon dispersed this
evening by the shooting Of Chief Dun
can through the foot, and Mr.. Uzell
Surratt through the thick part OF one
leg, between the knee and the hip, by
a stranger named Cozell Of Salisbury.
Cozell drove into town this afternoon
with a nice double seated rig and was
shown the road to Gaffney. He took
the Southern track, but after going q
short distance he was stopped by Mr..
Surratt, who found the man drunk.
The chief Of police was sent for and
he placed CoZell under arrest, and,
while searching him at the lookup,
Cozell jerked a pistol from the chief.
Fortunately It was knocked to the
floor, exploding with the result above
stated. Both wounds were properly
dressed by DR.. Ramseur and no danger
Is anticipated. The man will be
brought before Mayor Anderson to-
morrow.
After the Chicken Fighters.
Charlotte Chronicle, Saturday: The
Gastonia News Of yesterday, gives de-
tails of a chicken fight In Its section
Of the state There was q clash of
steel, the plunge Of the gaff, the spout
Of blood, and the enthusiasm Of the
gambler at the big yearly inter- state
chicken fight which was held down at
the state line, three miles east Of Clo-
yer, last Tuesday" It says. "The ring
was opened for the birds at IL o'clock.
and the fighting continued UP into the
by lantern lights" There were five
big combats in the main and in addi-
tion there were some hack fights
Over one thousand dollars changed
hands on the fights, and "Gastonia,
Charlotte, and other places In North
Carolina helped to make UP the largest
crowd that has ever witnessed the big
fights" We were under the impress
sion that this species of sport was
barred by the laws Of both North and
South Carolina, and II so, the officers
about Glover were derelict In their du-
ties. An event Of that kind could not
have been held without their knowl-
edge or possibly their connivance. The
Spanish mains and the Mexican bull
fights are looked upon by our people
with horror, but here, under the shad-
ow Of Kings Mountain, we have q
chicken fight which lasted from morn
ing into the night, one in which the
squirt of blood aroused "the enthusiasm
Of the gambler" Some way should
be devised to prevent such exhibitions
in. the future.
Death of Mr.. John w. Jones.
Geffney Ledger Of this morning: Mr..
John Wakefield Jones, Gaffney's old
est citizen, died at the residence Of his
Limestone and Jefferies streets, Sun
day night at. 1925. Mr.. Jones had
been in declining health for a year,
but 1t was not until about five weeks
ago that he was forced to take his
bed. Since then he has at times rail-
lied so that his friends thought that
perhaps he would recover. About a
week ago, however, he began to grow
perceptibly weaker and continued to
lose strength until the end came Sum
day night. Mr.. Jones was born In
York county in 1919. Had ne lived
until the 18th day Of next June he
would have been eighty-eight. On
January 1st, 1S45, Mr.. Jones married
the widow Rachford. To them seven
children were born. two Of whom, Mr..
]. p. Jones Of this city, and Mr.. VIM.
Jones of Texas. Mr.. Jones moved to
Gaffney in 1882. He was q gentleman
Of the old school and endeared him
self TO all who came In contact with
him by his, fatherly manner and Chris
ton character. He was proverbial for
his hospitality and while he lived In
York kept open house. For about fifty
years Mr.. Jones has been an elder In
the Presbyterian church. He was re-
garded as the head Of Limestone church
in this city and he lived life con-
sistent with his profession Of faith.
The funeral will be held from Lime
stone Presbyterian church today at 2
o'clock. Rev. s. B. Harper and Rev.
]. S. Wilson will conduct the service.
The interment will be at Oakland GEM
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