Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-16
Game Warden for York.

Columbia State: Governor Ansel has
appointed w. Harry Wylie Of Rock
Hill as game warden for York county.
These appointments are made under
the new Audubon law, which gives the
society control of the enforcement Of
the fish and game regulations and pro-
vides for appointments to be made on
the recommendation Of that organiZa-
lion.
Caught With the contraband.
Gaffney special Of August Is to
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. ]. r. Dover,
who Is constable for Magistrate Whls-
onant. seized a team which was In
charge Of q white man named Cad
Dover, near Grover in Cherokee coun-
ty, yesterday. The wagon was loaded
with twenty five bushels Of malt and
was presumably on it's way to an Illicit
distillery with the stuff. There were
two others with Dover at the time of
his arrest. Dover gave bond but the
others are in Jail. The malt and team
are in the hands of Sheriff Thomas.
Death of w. e. Faulconer.
Mr.. William E. Faulconer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Faulconer Of York
vile. died in a hospital In Alexandria,
Va, on last Wednesday evening and
was buried in the Yorkville cemetery
this morning. The deceased would
have been 80 years of age In October.
He was connected with a large COM
mission house in Washington for sew
en- or eight years until his health broke
down, the result of excessive cigarette
smoking. He was taken to the hos
pital in Alexandria about three weeks
ago, a nervous wreck, and nothing
could be done for his relief. The fu-
neral this morning was attended by a
number Of friends of the family and
was conducted by Rev. w. C. Ewart.
Need for a Rifle Range.
Fort Mill Times: Lieut.. G. c. Epps,
Sergt. D. V. Epps. Corporals Knox
Windle, Claude Faris and Private
Faris of Co. *" returned Saturday
from Charleston, where they repre-
sented their company in the rifle range
practice shoot. The best eighteen
shots as shown by this contest are Sc
lected as a state team to represent the
state at the national contest at Camp
Perry, Ohio. The team this year, as
heretofore, will probably be taken en-
tirely from the Third regiment, as this
Is the only regiment having a rifle
range and it's members Of course have
the advantage of constant practice.
General Boyd has said that each COM
pany will soon have a local range and
in this case company *" confidently
expects to be represented at the ma
tional contest next year.
jackson VS.. the Southern Railway.
The supreme court has reversed the
court below in the case Of w. F. Jack
son, Jr., VS.. the Southern railway.
This case was suit for personal dam
ages sustained by the plaintiff at fire
that destroyed several store buildings
at Tirzah on the night Of October 9,
1903, and endangered some box cars
belonging to the railroad company.
The plaintiff was injured while trying
to save the cars. Mr.. Jackson sued for
damages in the sum Of $4,000. The
jury awarded him $1,000. The defend
ants appealed and the supreme court
reversed the court below. A second
trial was had in May, 1906, the COM
plant having been amended in the
meantime so as to increase the dam
ages asked for to $4,000. The jury
again found for the plaintiff. this time
in the sum of $4,000. The defendant
again appealed with the result stated.
VIM. B. McCaw, Esq, for plaintiff; J.
E. Mcdonald, Esq, for defendant.