Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-06

ceased was q native Of York county, q
son Of the late Pollard 8. Thomasson,
and was about IS years Of age. He had
been a resident Of Cleveland county,
n. c., since 1858. He leaves a widow,
three sons and a daughter. His sur
viving brothers and sisters In this
county are Mrs. Elizabeth Fewell,
Messrs. M. L. and Jasper w. Thomas
son and Miss NJ. c. Thomasson. The
funeral took place last Tuesday at
Buffalo church, in Cherokee county.
The Medical Association.
| Rock Hill Record: The York County
Medical association met at this place
Tuesday morning at II o'clock in the
Commercial Club rooms, and elected
the following officers for the new year:
DR.. ]. r. Miller of this city, president;
Dr. w. M. Love Of McConnelsville, vice
president; DR.. E. w. Pressly of Clover
secretary; Dr. I. A. Bigger Of this city
delegate to the state convention. Quite
a lengthy and live discussion was had
| on scarlatina, which seems to be prev
alent over the country at this time
and a most able and interesting ad-
dress was made by DR.. Presley Of Clo-
yer. on sanitary conditions. The asso-
citation was so much impressed with
the address Of DR.. PRESLEY on this
subject that they have asked him to
deliver 1t in public In the near future.
Mr.. J. T. Wilkerson's Barn Burned.
A large barn belonging to Mr.. ]. T
Wilkerson, who lives about two miles
from Broad river in Broad River town
ship was destroyed by fire at an early
hour last Wednesday morning. When
Mr.. Wilkerson discovered the fire the
roof was falling In and II was too late
to do anything to arrest the progress
of the flames. He got there In time
however to save saddle horse
which, was pretty severely scorched
The loss aggregates something like
$4,000 and includes five fine mules
worth not less than 5000 each. All OF
the contents Of the barn, including a
lot Of provender went up in smoke
Vehicles, implements, harness, etc.
were included in the destruction. The
mules were insured in the Farmers
Mutual Livestock Insurance compa-
my, D. E. Boney agent, for 800 each
and there was also some insurance on
the building; but considerable addi-
tions had been made since the writing
Of the policy and the insurance was
not adequate. There Is no reason to
suppose otherwise than that the fire
was Of incendiary origin. On learn
ing that suspicion rested on negro
named Jake Daniel, alias Jake Robin
son, Solicitor Henry instructed Sheriff
Brown to cause the negro's arrest
Death of Mr.. E. r. McEIwee.
Mr.. E R. McElwee, formerly OF
Yorkville, but for some years past, a
resident of Columbia, died in that city
at about o'clock yesterday morning
after brief illness following an opera
ton for appendicitis. Mr.. McElwee
wes a son of the late s. A. McElwee OF
Yorkville, and was born In this place
IN March 6, 1868. He spent the great
ar portion of his life here until early
manhood, when he went into the insur-
ance business, and moved to North
Carolina. After some years Of insur-
ance work In that state in 1901, he
moved to Columbia, and continued to
i've In that city up to the time Of his
| death. He was quite prosperous In his
business and stood high in Columbia
insurance circles. He was married In
1884, to Miss Adah Drummond OF
Asheville. who died in Columbia in July
last, leaving little daughter about
six months old. Mr.. McElwee
was well thought of in Yorkville, and
leaves many friends here who sorely
feel his taking off at such an early age
His surviving brothers are Mr.. ]. F.
McElwee of Yorkvllle, and Mr. II. O.
McElwee Of Birmingham, Ala. He also
leaves one sister, Mrs. ]. D. Bivens OF
Albemarle, N. c. The funeral took
olace in Columbia yesterday and was
friends, including several from York.
vile.
Train Rocker Captured.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday;
Were all officers Of the law as feet
Of foot and as long Of wind as Capt.
H. v. Jones, the popular conductor
on the Southern railway, there might
be fewer criminals INHALED and un-
hung. No better witness to the swift
ness Of the one and the endurance Of
the other could be produced than a
white man, name unknown, who lies
in the Jail at Blacksburg, s. c., await
ing trial on a serious charge. This
man will think twice and maybe three
times before he again takes occasion
to hurl a. rock through window Of
Capt. Jones's train. It happened after
this fashion. Yesterday afternoon Cap=
tain Jones was bringing No, 12 from
Atlanta to Charlotte. At 4.35 o'clock,
just as the train was slowing down to
cross the bridge across Broad river,
south of Blacksburg, S. c., where bridge
construction work was being done, a
rock crashed through the window Of
the first class passenger coach. In
stantly the conductor rang down the
engineer and when the train came to
stop, accompanied by several others,
he made a dash for the man who did
the deed. He saw him make q break
to run, and run he did, but In like
manner the trainman and passengers
also ran. Through woods for the most
part, among tangled bushes and shrub
berry, up hill, down hill, the party flew,
For three quarters Of a mile the race
continued without cessation, the
course followed taking the racers up
one very steep, high hill and down an
other into the valley beyond. Nearer
and nearer, nearer and nearer came
pursuers to pursued, until finally the
conductor called out Halt" The
quarry turned in his tracks and threw
up his hands heavenward in token OF
surrender. He was marched back to
the train, carried to Blacksburg and
placed in the custody Of an officer. He
denied doing the throwing, but EVIL
dence against him is strong. He says
he has a wife and children in ,Ralti-
more. He was employed as one of the
construction hands. Those who kept
up with the conductor to the end Of
the mad but endurance-testing race
were Messrs. E. K. Rallou Of Blacks
burg and R. n. Porter of Salisbury.