Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-17

owner. AS matter Of fact, 1t is
doubtful as to whether a family Is ever
justified in renting home rather
than owning one, If only a temporary
stay is contemplated.
- Mr. j. D. Boseman, superintendent
Of the Lockmore cotton mill. had quite
rough experience with a night prowl-
er on Charlotte street last Saturday
night at about $50 o'clock. He had
gone on a visit to Superintendent Kill
liam Of the York mill, and while near
the residence Of Mr.. ]. r. Connolly
was approached by a white man he did
not recognize in the darkness. The
man passed him, then came back to
within a few yards and struck MIN q
terrible blow with a stone, knocking
him down. His assailant then ran
away across fields toward the York
cotton mill. Mr.. Boseman reported
the matter to the authorities who next
day arrested VIII Goodson, a young
white man Of the York mill village, on
the charge Of having committed the
assault. At the preliminary examina-
ton before Magistrate deLoach yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Boseman was
unable to identify Goodson as his as
sailant except that so far as he could
tell in the darkness he very much re-
sembled the same man. Constables
Johnson and Sanders, however, had
information that about a week before
Goodson had had some words with j
L. Ramsey at the York cotton mill
and the next night had held up ne
gro, presumably by mistake, for RAM
sey. Goodson admitted holding up the
negro. but said that 1t was merely to
have some fun out of him. VIII Neal
testified that Goodson had told him
that he stopped the negro because he
thought he was Ramsey. The theory
Of Constable Johnson and others is,
that if Goodson Is the man who as
saulted Mr.. Boseman, he was after
Ramsey instead. The testimony OF
the officers was that the tracks across
the field appeared as II they had been
made by Goodson,. except they could
not be absolutely positive In their tes-
timony because the man who made
the tracks was running. Magistrate
deLoach bound Goodson over to the
court of general sessions in a bond Of
5000. Mr.. Boseman was quite pain
fully hurt by the blow he received
with the stone and is still carrying ar
ugly bruise over his right eye.
The street committee has set up 9
rock crusher on the Parish hotel loi
and the Kelly steam roller and pillow
began pecking at the macadam at the
Liberty street crossing yesterday
morning, preparatory to making sure
enough street between the Madison
and Liberty street crossings. 1t is the
purpose Of the committee to do q
thorough and creditable job. 1t in
tends to do 1t as economically as pos
sible; but has no idea of trying to dc
1t too cheap. The rock crusher and
the fifteen horsepower motor with
which 1t is to be operated, are already
the property of the town. The steam
roller with plows. etc., Is under proba-
ton. The Kelly people have a ma
chine here in charge Of Mr.. Patrick
Palmer. The j. I. Case people are
also to send a machine here to be
demonstrated by Messrs. Glenn & AL
lison. The manufacturers claim for
their respective machines ability to do
certain things, and the council Is to
have a thorough and complete demon
stration before it makes purchase,
II at all. There seems to be very lit
tie dispute, however, as to the neces-
sity Of a good steam roller II the work
is to be done as contemplated, espe-
cially in view Of the fact that the pres
ent undertaking is only the beginning
of further and more extensive opera
tions along the same line. The ma
cadam work is to be done under the
supervision Of a competent engineer
The plan Is to plow or dig up the
heavy cobblestones with which the
street is paved, crush them and put
them back in such a way as to make
a good, substantial roadway with a
well rounded surface. II the shade
trees were not In the way, the macad-
am work would be extended all the
way to the concrete sidewalks; but as
1t is, 1t will have to be brought to
a slightly raised curbing at the outer
edges of the cutters. 1t is intended
that the cutters shall be paved to a
grade, and in such manner as to elm
mate the mud proposition as far as
possible. The shade trees along the
sidewalks are something Of problem.
1t Is conceded that they are seriously
in the way of a complete and slightly
job of paving. and 1t is also admitted
that 1t Is only a question Of time when
their roots will begin to tear up the
present substantial looking sidewalks: +:
but the council seems to have no dis
position to raise the question Of their
removal at this time, and will under
take to deal with the situation as II is
now, as well as 1t can.