Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-08
LOCAL LACONIcS.
IOOHE ENOONIOO'
Change on Kings Creek No. 1.

A Washington dispatch says that
John R. Love has been appointed car
rier on Kings Creek r. F. D. No. /,
and Alexander w. Love has been ap-
pointed as his substitute.
Mr.. Windle Gives Bond.
Fort Mill Times: Mr.. Windle on
Monday informed the Times that his
friends at the court house informed
him by phone Immediately after the
grand jury had taken action against
him, and that early Friday morning he
drove to Yorkville and gave bond for
his appearance at court. The case
will not be called until the April term
If court.
Wreck at Blacksburg.
Gaffney Ledger, December s: Train
&c, from Marion, n. c., to Rock Hill
was wrecked at Blacksburg last Friday
night in the yard. The engine jumped
the rail and went to the right-hand
side and struck box car on the side
track, tearing a hole in the box car
and the car in turn tearing the cab off
the engine leaving Engineer Cliff Lee
sitting on his seat unhurt No one
was injured at ALL and scarcely any
damage was done the engine, further
than the loss Of the cab.
Masonic Elections.
Mackey Chapter, No. Is, Royal
Arc Masons, elected the following
officers last Friday night for the en-
suing year: High Priest, NJ. c. Will
lis; King. J. H. Saye: Scribe, I. w.
Johnson; Secretary, w. I. Wither-
spoon; Treasurer, I. H. Norris. These
officers will be installed at a special
meeting to be held next Friday night.
Philanthropic Lodge, No. 80, A. F.
NJ, elected officers last night for the
ensuing Masonic year as follows: w.
NJ, John R. Hart; S. W., ]. ]. Car
roll; ]. W., Quinn Wallace; Sec, John
f. Carroll; Treas, ]. Q. Wray. These
officers will be installed on the occa-
sion of the celebration Of ST. Johns
Day.
Auction Sales.
For partition, in the case Of Bessie
Lee Watson, plaintiff against Frances
Sherrer and others defendants, the
clerk on yesterday sold at auction
three tracts Of land, formerly belonging
to the estate of Henry Wallace, de-
Trnn n pfoff Of
acres, and bounded by lands of John
Caldwell, Love, ]. B. McCarter, ]. R.
Hogue and others, was bought by H.
G. Brown for $20.25 an acre. Tract No.
2, consisting Of 115 acres, and bounded
by lands of j. T. Feemster, John Cald-
well and others, was bought by o. w.
Hartness for $10.75. Tract No. 3, con-
'isting Of S62 acres, and bounded by
lands of ]. F. Feemster, A. F. Love,
John Bolin and others, was bought by
John E. Feemster for $5.25 an acre.
Tract "B," consisting of IS acres, ad-
'ertised in the same case, was not sold.
Buzzard Puts Mills Out of Business.
Several North Carolina cotton mills
that are driven by the electric current
Of the Catawba Power company, were
put out of business for an hour or two
last Friday by turkey buzzard. May
or John r. Hart Of Yorkville. who was
in Glover Saturday, has given The En-
quirer information Of the peculiar cir
stance. 1t seems that when the mills
to the north Of Nannys mountain at
tempted to start up Friday morning,
their motors failed to respond. There
was no current. The trouble could not
be located by telephone and linemen
were started out to run 1t down. Ev-
erything was all right and in good
shape except at point near Nannys
mountain. Here the ends Of the wires
were on the ground, and examination
showed that they had been burned in
two. Further investigation disclosed
the remains Of a partially cremated
turkey buzzard. The buzzard was ly-
ing between the ends Of the wires.
With the evidences and indications at
IldHu, tic lCdu q olOl W lllC
effect that the buzzard had first lighted
On nearby tower, and after resting
there a while, had jumped down on
Dne of the transmission wires. After
that he no doubt spread out his wings,
the two currents together and
forming short circuit which burned
the wires in two and almost instantly
the buzzard's body into Gin
lers. The actual time lost by the mills |
vas hardly more than two hours, for
is soon as possible after the trouble |
was discovered ir the morning, the
current from the power houses was
started over a duplicate line. But to
'epair the damage that resulted on ac-
,ount Of the buzzard required nearly |
whole day.