Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-22
CHESTER.

ChES En-.
Lantern, November 10: Mr.. Giles P.
Corkill, who has been in the west for
two years, down in Mexico for the last
year. is here for a while. He seems to
be enjoying good health, as we'll as
cheerful spirit. Miss Nell Schoro
spent Saturday and Sabbath with her
parents in Yorkville. .. The secre-
tary of the Chamber. of Commerce is
in receipt of a letter from Mr.. II. b.
Bigham, the assistant general indus
trial agent of the Seaboard, which Is
of considerable interest. Mr.. Bigham
says that in conversation with an old
miner in the Birmingham district
few days ago the latter told him there
were workable deposits Of tin ore In
Chester county. Mr.. Bigham wrote to
find out II this was true and If there
is, it will mean a big thing for Ches-
ter. No one has as yet been found who
knows about this, but diligent inqui-
ry will be made into the matter. 900.
Rev. c. E. Mcdonald and Mr.. A. g.
Brice returned this morning from the
meeting Of the A. r. P. synod at Elk
Valley, Tenn. Mr.. Brice said that there
was a very good attendance from all
sections. Several matters were passed
upon. One Of the most important was
the election of the Rev. Mr.. Hough to
take charge Of the Sabbath school work
and the Young Peoples work Of the
whole church. The Rev. ]. A. White
Of Hopewell, this county, was the
moderator. Synod meets next year at
Newberry and the Rev. w. H. Millen
is the moderator elect. The reports OF
the respective boards showed that the
church's institutions, Erskine, the Due
West Female college and the Seminary
were all in fine condition and with the
largest enrolment Of students in their
history. The court of common pleas
for Chester county convened this morn
ing for the second and final week OF
the term. The work Of the court has
been expedited in various ways, and II
looks like the entire calendar will be
disposed Of. The following extra ju-
rors were drawn this morning to take
the place of several who were excused
for one cause and another: F. M. Nall
F. A. Beaver, w. ]. Simpson, Philip
IAdelsneimer, Fred Walker, P. Nail, Joe
B. Wylie, D. E. Colvin, w. ]. Duncai.
S. ]. Ferguson, w. H. MUIR, T. j. Lu-
cas-. w. H. Peden, M. E. White. The
following business has been transacted
since our last report: The Massillon
Show and Print Co. VS.. the Buffalo
Lick Springs Co., verdict Of $436.6S Tor
the plaintiff. David Johnson by his
guardian ad litem, Robert Johnson, VS.
Southern Ry. Co., verdict Of 5000 for
plaintiff. Cousar Mercantile Co. VS.
Southern Ry. Co, verdict Of $13O.76 for
plaintiff. R. C. Guy VS.. Southern Ry
Co.. settled. ]. D. Ratterree VS.. South
ern Ry. Co., settled. ]. c. Stewart VS.
Southern Ry. Co., settled. Rhoda john
son as Admr'x VS.. Catawba Power
Co, settled. ]. r. Henderson VS.. l.. &
c. Ry., settled. The case of Mrs. Ella
Devinney VS.. the Southern Ry. is now
engaging the attention of the court.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov 10: 'Tis an i'll
wind that blows no good, we're told
The panic wave which has struck all
Of us with more or less force has
placed Mr.. George B. COrtelyou, treas
urer of the United States, on top of
the Republican presidential wave, ac-
cording to reliable Washington cores
pondents. Mr.. CortelyOu isn't on our
ticket, however; his heart beats too
close to Wall street to suit US. The
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
c. Davis will be glad to know that they
have so far recovered as to be able to
leave st. Leos hospital at Greensboro,
where they have been since October
18th. They left on Saturday for Mrs.
Davis home in Winston Salem. Mr..
Davis came on to GastOnia Saturday
night. ... There was considerable eX-
citement around the depot Saturday
afternoon when Policeman Williams
used some heroic measures to arrest
three negroes. He had to chase train
No. IL going south as far as the water
tank but bagged his game and landed
Robert Austin. Ed Wilkinson and Gro
yer Richardson in the lookup where
they remained till Monday morning
when they were fined penny and the