Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-17
aNiseellanrnus RMdine.
WITH NEIGHsoRlNG EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.

News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 13: Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Thomas of Bowling Green. were in
the city this morning on their return
from the funeral of the latter's aunt.
Mrs. w. c.. Clack. at New Bethel yes
terday. The Rubicon has been cross
/ ed so far as having professional base
ball in Chester this summer in con-
cerned. At a meeting of the fans at
the Chester hotel Monday evening it
was aScertained that enough money has
been subscribed TO place team in the
field for the season. When the gong
sounds for the pennant race in the
South Carolina League this summer
| Chester will be among the starters, and
lists locally there is every reason to be-
| lieve that the season from a local
standpoint will be decided success.
The following directors We're elected to
pilot the deStinies of the local club: A.
n. Sample. A l.. CASTOR, S. f. McFad-
len, Paul Hardin, Jos. Lindsay, Joe B..
Wylie, ]. L. Mckee. H. NJ. DaVega, j.
c. Robinson. a. NJ. Aiken and r. w.
Boney. Messrs. A. NJ Sample, Paul
Hardin and H. NJ DaVega were ap-
pointed a committee to secure char
ter. Application was made in due form
to the secretary Of state yesterday, and
the charter should be granted in few
days The charter is asked for in the
ton" to be capitalized at $4,000, capital
stock to consist of 1000 shares of the
par value of Z" each. The directors Of
the Chester Baseball association have
elected officers. They are as follows:
Paul Hardin, president; 4. n. Sample
vice president; II. NJ. DaVega, treas
urer: G. J. Patterson. secretary
MeSsrS Hardin Sample and DaVega
constitute the executive committee.
LANCASTER.
News, March IA: Mr.. Goss Of the
civil engineering firm of Jaudon &
Goss of Georgia, arrived here Thursday
to make a survey Of the town with the
view of establishing a system of water
works, in accordance with contract re-
Gently made with council. as noted IN
the News at the time. Mr.. Goss eX-
poets to begin work today. The i'm
preston prevails that there is no way
of compelling the performance Of road
duty in this county since the passage
of the new road law, which provides
for the working Of the roads by con-
tract. Senator Williams says that un-
operation, which will not be for several
months. it is the duty of the county
authorities to continue to work the
roads under the old system. 49,. Mrs.
Rebecca lowers, widow of George Jow-
erS of Chesterfield county, died few
days ago. She was Miss Leight of
Lancaster county, and was in her S3rd
year. She is survived by three chill
dren, Mrs. S. F. Clark, Mrs. A. E. John
son. and Mr.. w. ]. D. Jower Of Arkan-
sas. When the News went to press
Tuesday evening. the court was en-
gagged in the trial Of ]. 3. Sims, charg
ed with the killing of Hampton Stog-
ner. The following jury was empan-
neled: John d. HinSon, R H. Massey,
Jno R. Halle, T. F. Culp, r. NJ. Gard
ner, r. S. Williams, L. w. Neely, w. H.
Rives, Travis Evans. ]. T. Barton, c..
H. Crawford, John w. Hall. The de-
fendant was represented by Mr.. H.
Hines. The testimony was not closed
until Wednesday morning, and after
argument Of counsel and the judges
charge, the case was given to the jury
about about 11.30 o'clock a. m. After
deliberating in their room all the after
noon and all night Wednesday night,
the jurors reported to the court Thurs
day morning that they were unable to
agree upon a verdict: whereupon, they
were discharged and a mistrial order
ed. 1t is understood that on the final
vote the jury stood nine for acquittal
and three for manslaughter with re-
commentator to mercy. Much inter-
est in the trial, the court room at times
being crowded.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March 10: Mr.. j.
P. White, of Yorkville, S. c., was in
Gastonia on business Wednesday,.
Mr.. Benjamin T. Lineberger and Miss
Emma Cloninger drove over from
Dallas Wednesday afternoon and were
married by Rev. j. A. Hoyle at his
residence at 8 o'clock. They returned
the same afternoon to Dallas, where
they will make their home. ...." For
some time two firms at Stanley have
been missing goods from their stores,
and every effort has been made tO|
catch the thieves, but these efforts
have been unsuccessful until last Sum
day night. when Sheriff Shuford, hav-
ing obtained a clue, unearthed a
wholesale scheme of burglary which
had been carried on by some Dallas
negroes for some time. The chief Of
fender, who confessed to getting the
goods. is one John Williams, known as
Big Bob" With the aid Of several
confederateS, among whom were Ned
Holland, Arthur Rhyme, Amos Rankin
and Arch Friday, he had been getting
into the store and hauling large guam
titles of goods to Dallas, where he sold
it to various parties or disposed of it
in almost any way, even giving away
suits of clothes to his friends. Some
of the goods he had sold to Mr..
Jarrett. who runs a store near the de-
pot The goods were identified by the
owners. All those arrested were held
for trial before the next term of Su-
perior court, Williams bond being $500
and the others being required to give