Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-10

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tamS.
Suit Against Mr.. 3. D. Springs.
Charlotte News: A recent issue OF
the Baltimore Sun contains a dispatch
from Annapolis, Md, of the filing in
circuit court of petition directed
against Mr.. Brevard D. Springs and
others, alleging that Mr.. Springs Sc
cured a dominating influence over the
late James f. Moss, when the latter
was incapacitated by age and mental
failure, with the result that he secured
from Mr.. Moss a deed for the we'll
known Hackett's Point farm, overlook
ing Chesapeake Bay, which, for years
was the homestead Of the Moss FAM
lily. The petition was filed by Robert
Moss, William H. Moss, Mrs. Mary
Coleman, and Miss Lille Moss anC
others, the children and heirs of James
E. Moss The petition names as defen-
dants Brevard d. Springs, Robert j
Brevard J. Schenck, +. Robertson
and others, all of whom, it Is alleged
are holding the property In one way oil
another in the name Of Brevard ID
Springs. 1t Is set forth that part Of
the consideration, which Is alleged tc
be inadequate, was a mortgage for 3d.
600, executed by Mr.. Springs to Mr.
Moss, but that no money passed tc
Mr. Moss.
Two at Shot.
A rather peculiar accident occurred
to some negroes on Mr.. Kelly Ihman's
place, in Bullock's Creek township las,
Monday night. The story, as the re-
porter gets it, and it is pretty nearly
correct. Is that there were three ne
groes in a cabin together, John Nc.
Clure, Tom Smarr and one Castor
CASTOR walked out on a front porch
picked up a gun and pointed it at the
other two. Mcclure raised his hant
land said Don't shoot" The gun was
discharged an instant later. The
charge struck both men, tearing ou
McClure's right eye and putting ou
Smarr's left eye. One side OF eacf
mans face was sprinkled; but no sho
extended as far over as the nose. NC
Clure was most seriously hurt, some o.
the shots penetrating his brain. The
hand that he raised toward CASTOR was
also pierced with shot. 1t Is under
stood that neither of the negroes have
made a charge of criminal intent or
the part of Castor, although there l:
talk that on a previous occasion las
spring, CASTOR made threats against
Mcclure. 1t Is quite probable that Nc
Clure will die: but he may get we'll
Up to Wednesday no arrest had beer
made.
Abolition of the Chainsane.
Fort Mil Times: The proposition o.
Representative ]. H. Saye, published
in another column, to ask the coming
LEGISLATURE to abolish the York chain
gang Is being freely discussed on thi:
side of the Catawba, and is.looked up
on with favor by many Of our people
THE gang has been in this township fol
some time and majority Of the road:
Heading out Of town have been worked
by the gang. The people who trave
these roads tell us that they are in {
worse condition than they have been IL
years, and that they would have beer
a great deal better had the gang re-
mained away. Others, however, claim
that the roads will show a great i'm
proyement when the weather settle!
and they become dry and packed. A!
we see it, the latter argument Is th'
more plausible But from point o.
permanency, we think the county /!
throwing away money in the work
The loose dirt which has been thrown
Into the roads will doubtless wasf
away during the year and the hole!
and ruts next winter will be as mucf
lin evidence as ever, and the chaingant
Ln nna6oh
Mill as when it came here some week!
lago. We withhold an opinion as t
whether It would be wise to abolish TIT
chalngang, but believe that the county
would benefit its people much more i
the gang would, even at greater cos
use more rock and less loose dirt In th'
work of rebuilding the highways.
It Is Hickory Grove.
Some years ago postmaster genera
with a mania for shortening things up
especially names. struck the wore
Grove" off of Hickory Grove, and lef
the name of the postoffice simply
Hickory" The people did not like Il
at the time and they have never likec
it since. The place had been Hickory
Grove longer than they could remem'
ber, and then again it was not a grea'
while before their mail was being
linked with that Of Hickory, N. Z
Hickory, N. c., mail would go to Hick-
ory Grove, and Hickory Grove mai
would go to Hickory, N. G. People OF
the neighborhood had long been fono
of referring to the little town as The
Grove" but that did not mean thai
they wanted the name changed. That
was merely a privilege that was sup
posed to belong to home people. II
was proper for strangers to say HlcK-
ory Grove When newcomer began
to say THE. Grove" it was taken as an
evidence that he was getting little
forward; but Hickory Grove has al
way been good form. AS a matter OF
fact the change of name has been but
little regarded except in the direction
of mail matter. Business men have
continued to print Hickory Grove on
their stationery and the bank was in