Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-30

the immediate vicinity were more or
less damaged, but the heaviest part
Of the storm centered over Mr.. Cor
don's plantation.
Will Dredse For Gold.
Major Jno. F. Jones Of Blacksburg,
has made a contract with an electric
dredging concern of New York, for the
right to use their dredging system in
Rutherford county, N. c. Major Jones
has secured dredging rights on about
1000 acres Of gold and monazite bear
ing lands, and under a recent test of
the dredging system it Is claimed that
was the result. 1t is stated that en-
gineers estimate that there are 20,000,-
900 yards to be dredged.
The Picnic at sutton's.
The annual picnic at Sutton's
Spring came off Wednesday accord
ing to schedule and was quite a
pleasant affair for the 200 or 800 peo-
pie who were there, and notwith-
standing the fact that the committee
Of arrangements were disappointed
at not being able to secure the speak
ers' wanted for the occasion, and the
failure to get a ball game In the af-
ternoon, the social features Of the
day were Of the most pleasant ma
ture, and those who were there at
dinner time are saying that the din
ner was all that could have been de-
sired, the menu including almost
petite.
An Old York County Citizen.
| The Charlotte Observer Of yester-
day prints a picture Of Mr.. William
Wiles, formerly a citizen of York
county, and now an inmate Of the
county home Of Rutherford county,
N. C. The sketch accompanying the
picture says that Mr. Wiles will be
| los years old in November next. The
following history Of the old man is
clipped from the Observers sketch:
"William Wiles was born in York
county, S. c., in 1904, near the pres
ent town Of Yorkville. He lived In
that section until after 1848, having
been bound out at 10 years Of age to
Nathaniel Gibbons, Of whose kind
nesses the old man delights to speak.
He came to this state and lived in
CASTOR county for 25 years and then
moved to. Camp Creek township, this
county, where he resided until taken
to the county home"
Mr.. Taft Invited.
Washington correspondence Of
the State, Wednesday: Mrs D. E.
Finley, wife Of the representative
from the Fifth district. went to the
White House today and invited the
president to attend the unveiltng
ceremonies Of the Kings Mountain
monument October Z. She extended
this invitation in the name Of the
Yorkville chapter and other allied
chapters of the D. A. r., which inau-
gurated the movement for the erec-
ton of the monument. She was es-
corted to the White House by her
husband and Representative Webb,
Carolina just across the line, and who
with Mr.. Finley was instrumental In
getting congress to appropriate for
| the monument. President Taft said
that he appreciated the invitation
and that he would be glad to accept,
but that 1t was impossible on account
of his being out west at that time.
Finley Gets improvements.
Washington correspondence Colum-
bia State: The postofflce department
Is considering the installment OF a
new and better kind Of mail box
on the rural free delivery routes. This
is box which the mail carrier can
open and shut putting in or taking
out mail without getting out of his
buggy Representative Finley, who Is
an active member Of the house postof-
flee committee, has been talking with
the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral about It and has arranged to put
in few Of this type Of box on route
running out from Winnsboro. This is
for test, to see how the box works
and how the people and the carriers
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Georgian. Two new postoff1ces are to
be established in Mr.. Finley's district,
one at Tradesville, in Lancaster coun-
ty with Miss Kate Funderburk as
postmaster. and one at Newport, York
county with Miss Mary Jackson as
postmaster.
Died From Pellasra.
Mrs. Mary Jane Hope. wife Of Mr..
Able P. Hope Of TirZah, died yester-
day afternoon after most painful Ill
ness Of about three months from pei
lagra, aged about 81 years. Mrs. Hope
Adkins and all her life had lived in
the Tirzah neighborhood and was held
In the highest esteem by her friends
and neighbors, who appreciated her
fine Christian character and her WILL
inSness to at all times minister to the
wants and needs Of those who needed
her help and services. Mrs. Hope Is
survived by her husband and two sons
and three daughters, as follows:
Messrs. Robert and Glenn, and Misses
Katie, Myrtle and Ina, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters, Messrs. Jas.
F. and Harvey Adkins, and Mrs. Thos.
Reeves, Mrs. Chas. Hope and Miss
Minnie Adkins. The funeral took place
at Beth Shiloh church this morning,
Of which church Mrs. Hope had long
been a most faithful member.
Arrested, Charged Wiz. Assault.
Fort Mill Times, July 2S: Jordan
Mccullough, a young negro man who
has been in the employ Of A. o. Jones
as deliveryman for some time, was ar
rested Monday morning on a warrant
sworn out by e. P. II. Nivens, charg-
ing assault and battery with intent to
kill Mr.. Nivens Is a country mer-
chant whose store is two miles north
Of town. Last Christmas night he was
seated on the piazza at the store and
some one fired upon him with shot
gun, the load taking effect, without
serious consequences, in the back.
Suspicion pointed to Mccullough as
the guilty party and he was taken into
custody Monday morning by Consta-
Die Coltharp. AT the preliminary
hearing before Magistrate McElhaney
Monday afternoon the evidence against
him was considered strong enough
to warrant the magistrate in holding
him for the determination Of the case
in the sessions court. Being unable to
furnish bond, Mccullough was taken
to Jail Tuesday morning.
Will Prosecute May.
Rock Hill special to Columbia
State, Friday: E. L. Barnes, the new
treasurer and city clerk, recently
elected to succeed c. s. May, who de-
faulted, assumed charge of the office
yesterday. He is under a bond of
$4,000, furnished by a casualty
company. The former treasurer was
under a personal bond Of only $4,000.
The city received $6,100 on that bond
and it will endeavor to recover more,
as will be seen by the resolution
which was adopted at the recent
meeting, this being fact not general
ly known here: Resolved, That the
city attorneys be instructed to pre-
pare a warrant charging c. S. May
with embezzlement Of city funds; that
the city attorneys be also instructed
to take steps as they may deem prop
or to eecura tha city the deficit In