Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-25


Floyd Tucker was killed by Harvey
Thompson, both colOred. Thompson
was employed at the plant of the An
derson Ice company. Tucker visited
the plant to get a load Of ice. The
two became engaged in controversy
because one of the blocks OF ice they
were loading fell on fuckers loot
Tucker cursed Thompson severely, so
II was said at the coroners inquest,
whereupon Thompson clinched him.
They were separated, but got togeth-
er a few minutes later. Tucker had
an iron rod in his hands and dealt
Thomson two or three blows. ThOmp-
son had a coca-cola bottle in his
hand and raped Tucker over the
head three tines, the third strike
shattering the bottle to pieces. Tuck
er arose from the ground where ne
was knocked by Thompson and got
in his wagon to drive off. Soon after
getting in the wagon he became un-
conscious and was hurried to drug
store for attention. He died two
hours later without regaining con-
sciousness. Thompson is in the coun-
ty Jail.
MIR. Francis Harrison and Mr.. Har-
ley Crow, lost their lives as the result
of a boiler explosion on the premises OF
Mr.. L. NJ. Harrison, at Walnut Grove
Spartanburg county last Thursday.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. Both men were near the Doll
er and Mr.. l.. NJ. Harrison was snort
distance away He escaped unhurt.
Young Harrison was lS-years-old ana
Mr.. Crow about %. Grow had ram
lily. After the explosion, Mr.. Harrison
picked up the bodies Of his son ana
Crow and placed them side oy slue III
the shallow running water of the near
by branch, to make them as comtOrta-
bile as possible Later both were placed
on the high ground. Both men prayed
for each other Young Harrison dled
in less than two hours, Grow lived uh-
til the next day. At first there was
reason to think that Grow might IlVe'
and arrangements were made 10 am
putate his leg, which was badly brok-
en-; but afterward it became evident
that the amputation would be unneceS-
sary. Grow was a laborer. Young
Harrison belonged to one of the lead
ing families of the neighborhood. The
tragedy was very distressing to all the
people Of the surrounding country and
both funerals were largely attended.
= Greenwood, August 22:. a young
white man, Claude Irwin, aged II
wears old, was killed here about three
O'Clock this afternoon by an electric
shock, the same being communicated
to him from his catching hold OF the
chain which holds up the arc light at
the corner of Parker and Jordon
streets on Grendel Mill HILL 1t is not
known what the young man intend
ed to do with the light when he caugnt
hold of the chain. This chain, as Is
the custom in all places, is for the
purpose of holding the light up IN
pIace, and when released, it allows
the light to come down close to the
ground so as to be convenient for
putting in new carbOns. Recently
the SUPERINTENDENT here has had mucn
trouble with people interfering with
these arc lights and signs have oeen
posted on all poles. asking people not
to tamper with these lights. II is not
known how it happened that this
light had a current in 1t in the day
time as the current is not turned on
the arc light system until night, but
il was in some way loaded with VOL
tage of 2,3O0 volts, that of the regu-
lar night current. The young man was
not badly burned. Efforts TO revive
him were Of no avail. Young lrNln
had only recently taken out an indus
trial insurance policy for SlO4 with
the Virginia Life Insurance company
and had only paid 40 cents premium
on it.
In accordance with the law, the
various candidates for state offices filed
their itemiZed statements of campaign
expenses with the secretary of state
YESTERDAY. Governor AnSelS total eX-
penses amounted to $1S6.93. Various
others gave their expenses as follows:
O. B. Martin, 1924; w. w. LumpkIn'
S345.25; George Johnstone, $296.55; b..
D. Smith. S501.25; John Gary Evans
$S7712; John P. Grace, s600.S5; R. G.
Rhett $5,6O1.04; Cole L. Blease, SS26;
James Cansler, $22125; J. A. Summer
sett. $3.50; B. L. Caughman, $5OS.6O; II.
w. Richardson, $602.40; ]. c. Boyd,
s4S25O: H T. Thompson, $4lO.9O; r.
c. Elmore, $261.40; S. r. Mellichampe'
s439.64: ]. E. Swearingcn, $5lS.22; d.
e. Finley, $217. The statement of Can
sler of Tirzah, candidate for railroad
commissioner is the most interesting.
1t is also made out in the candidates
own handwriting and is fully itemlZed
Mr.. Cansler two years ago included one
bath in his statement of expenses, and
was guyed considerably by the Ander-
son Daily Mail. This year he has nine
baths. at twenty-five cents bath, and
specifies that three of them were full
length baths and six We're half or tub
baths. He also includes every shoe
shine and shave for which he paid dur
ing the campaign and twenty-five cents
for having his pants pressed on one
occasion He gave one dollar to the
blind.
Columbia State: The recent rains
were very heavy in western North Car
olina and in the upper portions Of this
state, especially in the water sheds or
the Catawba, Broad and Saluda riN-
ers. The Catawba river was out of
it's banks all day yesterday and the
Wateree was almost at flood stage as
far as Camden and rising rapidly last
,s,.crs r,r tln NT1
teree were issued yesterday morning by
the local office of the weather bureau.
The upper portions of the Broad and
Saluda rivers were also over their
banks and the COngaree rose all yeSter-
day. a part of the time at the rate Of
two feet an hour. but more slowly at
night. The Saluda was low at Chap
pels in the morning, but passengers
over the afternoon Southern train from
Greenville reported rains and that low
lands along the Saluda were flooded.
The Broad was almost at flood stage
at a. m., yesterday and 1t was the
water from that river that caused the
rapid rise here The flood water from
the mountain districts will not reach
the COngaree until some time today
and will likely cause floods below Co
lumbia this evening and tomorrow. If
not already removed to high ground
should remove them at once. A special
telegraphic report received from Blairs
at the weather bureau office at p. m..
stated that la inches Of rain fell there
Yesterday afternoon and that the river
stage was 1872 feet and still rising.
This will make a flood stage on the
COngaree a certainty.
Mr. John c. Cary, former presi-
dent Of the Lockhart cotton mill; but
for some time past a resident OF
Grcenville. where he was president of
the Greenville Interurban railroad, died
in Greenville last Saturday night at
1920 o'clock, aged 60 years. The fol-
lowing sketch of Mr.. Cary is taken
from Men Of the Times" published
in 1902: John Curtis Cary, president
of the LOckhart cotton mill. was born
in what is now OcOnee county near
the site of the Old Pickens court
house. on July 10, 1S4S. John {.
Cary was reared on farm in OcOnee