Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-18
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.

Chester Lantern, October IA: Miss
Matte Ratteree. of Yorkville, spent
few days last week with Miss Marie
Hardin. The trial of the case
against George Higgins ct al, before
MAGISTRATE Reid at Richburg on Tues
day resulted in the fining of George
Higgins SO for disorderly conduct and
assault on Bendiman. All other
Icharges against him and the rest were
dismissed This is the Great Falls case
where Constable Bendiman and sever
al others had a miXup sometime ago
The c. &. NV. railroad an
Inounced yesterday that they would run
a special train on Wednesday morn
ling, October 26th, from YoIkville to
accommodate the fair visitors. The
train will leave Yorkville in the
morning about o'clock, coming
south. and will reach Chester in plen-
ty of time for the speaking. 1t Will
be recalled that this road has an
lnounced rates of one fare only for
the round trip to Chester on account
of the Chester county fair. .Sheriit
lColvin received a telegram yesterday
Iafternoon from the chief of police at
Atlanta, Ga, informing him that he
had caught Alex. Gillian. The tele-
| gram was turned over to Supervisor
IT w. Shannon and it is probable
| that someone will be dispatched to
Atlanta to bring the prisoner back.
Gillian is the negro who was sent to
1.-THE chaingang for ten years for steal
ling a communion set from a negro
| church in the western section OF the
county. He was so much of an inVa-
| lid while on the gang that 1t was i'm
L Ii L,
moved to the county Jail. After lying
| in Jail awhile II was announced that
| Gillian was dying of consumption
| and on petition Governor Ansel pa
| rolled him. Immediately on his re-
lease Gillian decamped and now
word comes from Atlanta that he is
in custody.
Gaffney Ledger, October ID: There
died in this city last Sunday night an
old colored woman who is said to
have been born in 1875. Her name
was Martha simpson. She retained
her faculties until a short while be-
fore her death and talked interest
ingly of things that transpired in the
| long ago She was supposed to have
been seventeen during the war of
| L -,
| ing that period. She was born in
| Chester county. but had lived in
Cherokee for a long time. .... The
plans for the city hospital, as prepar-
| ed by Hook & Rodger. Charlotte, y.
| c., arrived yesterday and have been
approved by the building committee.
| 1t is expected detailed plans will ar
rive within ten days and work Will
begin at the earliest possible date.
On Tuesday two young Cherokeeans
performed the wonderful feat of pick
| ing 1.O46 pounds of cotton. These
young men started at sunrise and
picked until sunset, taking one hour
| for dinner. This is probably the
record for 1910 and the credit is due
Toy Spencer. who picked $50 pounds,
and Jim Pierson, who picked 1856
pounds. The cotton was picked for
Mr. Sut Hopper. who lives on one of
Mr.. R. A. Jones farms, in the AS
bury neighborhood. The cotton was
weighed by Mr.. Phillips Hopper, who
picked 300 pounds himself. -. There
is no denying the fact that the local
cotton market is not up to that OF
some of the other towns in this state.
We do not know the cause, but be-
| lieve it would be we'll for our buSi-
ness men to look into the matter. as
cotton which should find its way into
| this market is being carried to other
points. Our purpose in calling at
tention to this matter is to bring
about a better local market, If possi-
BILE, as the more cotton brought to
Gaffney the more money will cotton
growers have to spend with Gaffney
merchants, and the more money spent
with Gaffney merchants the better
business for everybody.
Rock Hill Herald, October ID: No
tice has been served upon the opera
tives of the Carhartt Mill of this city
that the mill will close Saturday for
period of 80 or 60 days, in order
made in the mill. All of the machin-
cry on the second floor will be moved
to the first floor of the mill and it is
probable that some new machinery
will be added also The Herald
understands that two expert consult
ing engineers are appraising the prop
erty of the Rock Hill Water & Elec-
trio company of this city, looking to-
ward settlement of the weary wa
ter and light question here. Mr.
Cochran. of Greenwood, is represent
ing the commissioners of public
works and Mr.. Hartman, the COM
pany. .. The canvass for the Pres
byterian church in Oakland is near
ing completion. There have been ac-
tually signed cards amounting to-
eighteen thousand. five hundred dol
lars or more. 1t is believed that the
work of today will put the canvass
ers we'll over the twenty thousand
dollar mark in actual bona flde sign
ed subscriptions. The PreSbytcrianS
have certainly worked the town to a
finish and it is simply marvellous the
popularity of this movement. In our
opinion the greatest thing accom-
pliShed by this canvass is not the rails
ing of the money. but getting in ac-
tive service in Christian work forty
or fifty men. busy business men. ....
There are two cases of diptheria and
one case of scarlet fever in Rock Hill
and every precaution has been taken
| by the board of health to prevent
the spread of the disease. The little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Starr. who live on North Wilson
street, has been suffering with diph-
liberia since Sunday. This home was
IQuarantined Monday cap" Walk
er, a negro man living i'm Il house to
the rear of Mr.. j. Morrow Ivy's home
was examined Wednesday afternoon
| by DR.. Massey and the doctor pro-
nOunCed the case diptheria. There
are two houses on the premises and
both were quarantincd Wednesday
night. The case of scarlet fever is at
tn" home of Mr.. Law in Oakland. y
| little boy about s years is the victim.
| This home has been quarantined
also. There is no cause for alarm as
the physicians and the board of health
are doing everything possible to pre-
vent the spread Of the diseases.
Lancaster News, October IS: Miss
Louise Guy. of Lowryville, is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. :. w. Tnman. at the
Royal Mrs. Lois Sistare. of CaSkey's
has returned from visit To relatives
in Yorkvillc and Fort Mill. Mas
ter BroaduS BlaCkmOn. who is only
eleven year-old, son of Mr.. J. w.
| Biz 'kmnn of the Rich Hill section.
has broken all records the present
cotton picking season. ON Thursday
of last week the smart lad picked 400
pounds Of the staple. ..... Mr.. sam