Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-12
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1910.

L. Hanna rushed into a burning build
ing this morning with a sack covering
her head and saved the life of her
young child. The youngster was play
ing with matches in a barn when some
dry hay caught fire, and before he could
get out the entire building was en-
veloped In flames. The mother, who
was working in a nearby garden, rush.
ed TO the scene and saw the child would
be burned to death unless prompt ac-
tion was taken. She picked up a sack
and covered her head, defied flames,
and rushing In, carried the lad from
the burning building. Neither the
child nor the mother was hurt. save q
few slight burns. 1t was a heroic act,
and displayed true motherly love.
- Columbia, April IL: The dispen-
sary commission and attorneys are
assembling to begin this afternoon
the taking Of testimony along an en-
tirely new line. Instead, as hereto
fore, conducting the investigation to
defend itself against a half million
dollars In claims against the state, the
testimony will be on claims against
the whisky houses aggregating over
sSOO,O0O. The largest claim is against
the Richland Distillery, owned and
operated by former Georgians, which
is for over 100000. The next larg-
est claim is against the Grabfelder
company Of Louisville for $4,000.
Three other claims, one against the
Acme Brewing company of Macon,
are for over $4,000 each. Bluthen-
thai & Bickert Of Atlanta were sum-
moned to answer the states claim for
$4,000. This is the firm concerning
whom 1t Is reported generally over
the state that Attorney Fielder had
agreed to protect.
-Gaffney Ledger: The meteor
which is supposed to have fallen in
the Ararat section last Friday week
| has been creating quite a good deal
or talk since the story appeared. Nu-
merous opinions have been advanced.
Some people have even claimed that
they had gotten possession Of II. 9th
ers (who claim to be authority on all
scientific subjects) have stated that
no meteor has fallen. The matter is
not yet settled and discussions are
still waxing warm in the city as to
whether or not II was really a meteor.
A learned professor Of astronomy
states that Halley's comet is always
accompanied by a meteoric shower.
This would seem to lend color to the
report OF the meteor. However there
are people who would not believe that
a meteor had fallen, even though II
was shown to them. Perhaps II more
fall and in this immediate section.
they can have ocular demonstration
Of the fact
THE people Of Pacolet township,
who have raised howl because a ne
gro had been appointed as census
! enumerator for their district, were
made to feel perfectly at ease last Fri
day morning, when Superintendent Of
| Census Pritchard made known that
such would not be the case, and that a
| white man would be appointed. The
| matter Will be adjusted satisfactorily
to all parties, and 1t Is thought that
nothing further. will be heard of II.
Some persons living in this township
threatened not to give desired infor-
nation to negro census taker and Pc
| titioned that white man be appointed.
| The negro stood the examination sue
| cessfully and received the appointment,
and the citizens objected, and the out
| come may be that separate man will
be appointed to take census Of negroes.
The negro will only call upon members
OF his race. This arrangement Is en-
| tirely satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned, and Superintendent Pritchard
will in all probability make an appoint
ment Of white man during the next
| few days.
Rock Hill Record: The T. C.
Thompson & Brothers, Of Charlotte,
have been awarded a contract by the
Republic Cotton Mills at Great Falls
for the erection Of a reservoir, cot
ton warehouse, Office, store building,
hotel, superintehdent's house, three
overseers' houses, twenty three-room
houses, fifteen six-room houses and
handsome residences for Messrs. r.
S. Mebane and H. B. Mebane, the en-
tire operations to cost 100000. The
buildings will be completed within
the next few months. Work will be-
gin Immediately on them, and as soon
as the side tracks can be finished the
materials will be placed on the
grounds. The buildings to be erect
ed at Great Falls will constitute the
settlement for the Republic mill, the
new 25,000-spindle cotton mill to be
erected by the Mebanes, and Dukes
and others who are interested with
them in the hydro electric improve
ments Of the Southern Power COM
pany. The building of this mill and
mill settlement will be followed i'm
mediately by the construction of two
other larger mills, the total spindle
age Of the three to aggregate 100, 900
spindles, with full accompaniment Of
looms, cards and other machinery.
The new town of Great Falls will be
as thoroughly up-to-date as any in
the entire country.
- Greenville, April 8: Inexplicable as
to motive, crude in execution and pa
thetic In every detail, is the crime Of
forgery and money raising committed
and admitted by 13-year- Rose
Trotter, an intelligent white girl, who
was brought to Greenville late today
from her home in the mountain fast
nesses and tried before Commissioner
Blythe. United States Secret Service
Agent Henry E. Thomas, who ferreted
out the case, in talking to the corres-
pondent after the preliminary trial,
said that several weeks ago he received
from Chicago headquarters a letter
the Trotter girl had written to Sears,
Roebuck & Co., inclosing a 81 bill
which had been raised to $50. Armed
with this evidence and data he came to
Greenville and from here went to Ma
rietta, in the upper part Of this coun-
ty, where, after a few hours search,
he had very little difficulty in effecting
the girls arrest. On her arrest the
girl frankly admitted raising the bill,
declaring that she believed herself in
nocent Of any crime. She Is bright
faced little lass with deep blue eyes and
hair with a tinge Of Titan. She was
held in $500 bond before the commits
sioner but was not jailed. She was
placed in custody of Deputy Marshal
Corn, who took her to his home, where
she will be held until Monday, her fatn-
er being expected here at that time to
put up bond. The girls parents can
not fathom the motive in raising the
bill, as they told the officers that she
had good clothes-plenty Of them-and
had everything she wanted in reason.
Mr.. Trotter is well-to-do farmer. The
letter to the Chicago house contained
an order for a hair switch, hair tonic,
rat freckle lotion, safety razor and a
trunk