Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

Hickory Grove recently, relatives kept
guard over the grave for two nights.
They feared that somebody might try
to steal the body.
Trying the Williamson Plan.
Magistrate r. L. A. Smith Of Hick-
ory Grove, was in Yorkville last We'd
nesday on business. He said that he
had reason to believe that practically
all the fruit had been killed by the
frost of Wednesday morning. Farm
work, he said, was progressing nicely
in his neighborhood and quite a num-
ber of farmers are beginning expert
ments in raising corn under the Will
hanson plan.
Almost a Fire.
A house at Hickory Grove belonging
to Mr.. Jack Westmoreland and occu-
pied by the family Of Mr.. Joseph
Smith, narrowly escaped destruction
by fire last Tuesday. A passer-by no
ticed smoke and flame issuing from
the roof and gave the alarm. Rev. J.
L. Oates, who happened to be near by
climbed to the roof in some way ex-
actly how he was not afterward able
to explain, and put the flre out In
short order. The damage was confined
to a hole in the roof about large
enough to admit the body Of a man.
Work at Ninety-Nine Islands.
Charlotte Observer: The rumor
that the Southern Power Company
was contemplating disseminating
work on the big hydro-electric de-
velopment at Ninety-Nine Islands,
near Gaffney, s. c. Is mistake, so
says Mr.. w. S. Lee, Jr., vice presi-
dent and chief engineer of the COM
pany. On the contrary the devel-
opment there will be pushed, addi-
tional operatives being engaged for
that purpose. The shut down on the
Rocky Creek station below Great
Falls, was occasioned by the strin-
gency of the money market and the
consequent inability Of the authorities
to secure an abundance Of ready cash.
AS soon as the financial condition OF
the country is better, work there will
be resumed and the station completed
as quickly as possible.
After Fire Bugs.
Charlotte, Observer. Wednesday:
The farmers of Steel Creek town.
ship met Monday afternoon at the
home Of Mr.. John Smith. A COM
mittee was appointed to look into the
origin of the fires which had destroy
ed several barns in the county recent
ly. The citizens believe that an or
ganized band Of fire-bugs Is at work
and propose to raise money to Of
fer as rewards for the apprehen-
sion Of the guilty parties. A re-
ward Of $500 was yesterday Of
fered by the county commission
ers for the apprehension OF the par
ties guilty of burning the barns OF
Mrs. ]. Fox Kendrick and Mr.. w. o,
Bales, both in this county. In addi-
tion to this amount Governor Glenn
will be asked to offer reward OF
$40O, which IL done, will swell the total
reward to 5000. The commissioners
had deferred action in the matter
until yesterday, when copy of the
new law recently enacted by the leg
islature, making provision for such
rewards was obtainable. Their ex-
animation of the statute showed that
the commissioners Of Mecklenbure
possess the authority to offer rewards
ranging from a minimum Of $3.50
to $1,000 for criminal assault, arson
or burglary. The people Of the coun-
to are determined to take every
possible step to apprehend the fiends
who are proving menace to prop
erty interests and even to life in differ
ent sections Of Mecklenburg. 1t is
hoped and believed that the reward
will stimulate the efforts and accom-
plish telling results.