Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
LOCAL LAcONIcS.
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From this date until January 1st,
1908, for $1.5S.
New Line TO Gaffney.
Superintendent Darlington, Of the
Piedmont Telephone company was In
Yorkville this morning and left here
with Mr. Craig McCorkle Of the local
system, to prospect a new line from
Yorkville to Gaffney. Mr.. Darlington
said that the proposed new line Is to
be flrst-cl in every particular, and
Is to have a complete metallic circuit
that will protect it from any and all
interference from the electric power
wires.
Bad Phone Service.
The construction of the lines Of the
Southern Power company through
northern York has practically ruined
the telephone service over all the lines
coming in close proximity to the pow
er lines. The only remedy to the sit
uation is to change the telephone lines
from ground to metallic circuit, and
about this the telephone people are
hesitating for the reason that they
claim the rentals received from the
lines as now operated do not warrant
the expense Of the change.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment Of the court below In the
case of Sutton VS.. the Catawba Power
company. The verdict of the court be-
low was for the plaintiff in the sum of
$1,50O Messrs Wilson & Wilson for
defendant; G.. w. S. Hart for plaintin.
The lower court has been reversed In
the case Of Key VS.. the Western Union
Telegraph company. w. B. Wilson,
Jr, for plaintiff: ]. H. Marion for de-
fendant. The judgment Of the court
below was for the plaintiff in the sum
Of $500.
Death of Mr.. David M. PursIey.
Mr.. David M. Pursley died at the
home Of his brother, Mr.. James F.
L
16. The deceased was a son Of the
late James and Sarah Pursley, and was
one of twelve children. He was born
near the present site Of the town OF
Glover and at the time Of his death
was aged 78 years, 9 months and
days. The funeral took place at Union
Presbyterian church in CASTOR coun-
ty, the services being conducted by
Rev. R. M. Stevenson. The deceased
Is survived by the following brothers
and sisters: Messrs. Joseph and Pinck-
ney Pursley, Mrs. Katie Ervine and
Miss Susan Pursley.
Work on the Broad River Dam.
Having completed its work at Great
Catawba Falls, the Southern Power
company Is now moving its entire
working force and construction plant
from Catawba Falls to Ninety Nine is
lands. The site of the proposed Broad
River dam is about four miles below
the site of the Cherokee Falls Manu-
featuring company. The construction
folks are rapidly building quite a lit
tie town at the site Of the dam, and
the probability Is that the settlement
will soon number between four and
five hundred souls. Having gotten
dam building down to a very fine
point. it is not thought that the South
ern Power company will be a great
while in finishing the present work.
Smallpox Cases Recovered.
The family of Mr. ]. T. Wilkerson,
near Hickory Grove, has been having
a siege of smallpox; but now every
body is we'll and the danger Is over.
Mr. Arthur Wilkerson first contracted
the disease in some manner that he
has been unable to account for, and
did not know what it was until after
he had gone home. Mr.. j. 7. Wilker-
son, had been vaccinated during his