Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-25
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as, 1910.
LOCAL LAcoNlcS.
Robbed the Express Office.

LOCAL LAcoNlcs.
Robbed the Express Office.
Thieves broke into the express office
at Tirzah last Friday night, and got
away with a gallon Of whisky, all that
was on hand at the time.
End of the Open Season.
The open season for partridge shoot
ing, comes to close next Monday,
February %, and after that date, 1t
will be unlawful to shoot partridges or
other game birds.
Killed BY q Tree.
A negro named Clinton was killed by
a falling tree, while engaging In clear
ing work, about six miles northeast
Of Yorkville, last Tuesday afternoon,
Another negro whose name has not
been learned, was painfully, though
not fatally hurt. There was no in
quest.
r. 3. Russell Dead.
Mr.. Richard B. Russell, well known
In Yorkville, where he was stationed
for several seasons as cotton buyer,
died suddenly in Charlotte few days
ago. He had been In bad health for
some time and death came from heart
Trade street from his boarding house.
Rock Hill Bond Election.
At the election held in Rock Hill
yesterday the proposition for the issu-
ance of $2s5.000 Of bonds for water.
ried overwhelmingly. There were I'll
votes cast and 1893 were for the bonds.
Messrs. w. c.. Whitner, ]. B. Johnson
and ]. ]. Keller were elected commits
sioners Of public works.
Rock Hill Act Affirmed.
Among the acts approved by the
governor on Wednesday, was the fol-
lowing: To amend an act for the es-
tablishment Of new school district In
the county Of York to be known as the
Rock Hill school district, and to au-
thorize the levy and collection of a
local tax therein by prescribing the
manner Of electing trustees, their
powers and duties and term Of Office.
Mr. John II. Craig Dead.
Mr.. John H. Craig, one Of the best
known and most highly esteemed cit
izens Of Gastonia, N. c., died at his
home In that place at 1920 o'clock yes
day morning, after an illness Of about
three weeks with paralysis. Mr.. Craig
was born In the Union section Of Cas-
ton county, en- November 5, 1929, serv-
ed through the civil war with splen
did record as a soldier; commenced
business life after the war without
capital, settled In Gastonia In 1875, and
became one OF the wealthiest, as well
as one OF the most prominent citizens
Of CASTOR county. On December 81,
1858, Mr.. Craig married Mary A, Jen-
kins, daughter Of Hon. David A. Jen-
kins, at one time treasurer OF North
Carolina. She survives him together
with eight children, viz: Mayor Thorn
as L. Craig OF Gastonia, Mr. j. Robert
Craig Of Gastonia, Mr.. David ]. Craig
Of Statesville, Mr.. John M. Craig OF
Charlotte. Mrs. Archibald Brady Of Ell
Reno. Okla; Mesdames q. w. Mellon
and T. M. Shelton of Charlotte, and
Mrs. T. A. Wilkins OF Dallas. He also
leaves fourteen grandchildren. He
leaves one brother, Mr.. Robert ]. Craig
of Gastonia, and three sisters, Mrs. A.
L. Henderson, Mrs. J. l. Brandon and
Mrs. j. William Barnett, all OF the Un-
ion section of CASTOR county. All the
children were at his bedside when
death came.
Money rendered and Rsfussd.
Rock Hill special Of February "a. to
the Charlotte Observer: In accordance
with the decree handed down by Judge
Ernest Moore at Yorkvflle last month.
Winthrop college, through her attor-
news, Messrs Mcdonald, Spencer and
Dunlap, this afternoon rendered to the
board Of trustees Of the Rock Hill
school district, $4,000 In United States
legal tender notes. as the purchase
price Of the high school property. The
money was In neat piles. banded to-
gether, and made pile aboutse foot
& Ill. To- fn M
Il did not look so good to the minority
trustees Messrs. ]. M. Cherry and
Iredell Jones. who promptly refused
the same, and as W. b. Wilson, Sr,
the third minority trustee, Is in Cuba,
of course he could not be reached per-
sonally. The three lawyers mentioned,
went out this afternoon to Strawberry
Hill, the residence OF Capt. Iredell
Jones, who Is chairman OF the board.
and made the tender to him parsoual- :
ly, and OF courses he declined the same.
Under the decree of the court the col
lege was ordered to make this tender
taken now will be to turn the money
over to Clerk Of Court Tate OF this
(York) county, and ask him as an
officer Of the court to make out deed
of the property to Winthrop.
Strtke dk NiHoty.NiUo tsiaVos ~
Spartanburg Journal. Wednesday:
Demanding more pay and shorter
hours, which was refused, the engf-
neers employed In operating the hoist
ing engines in the construction OF the
big power plant Of the Southern Pow
er company at Ninety-Nine islands,
in Broad river, went on strike Mon
day at noon. The strike has crippled
the progress Of the work and unless
the present situation Is relieved, II win
be two or three months until the plant
is completed. The engineers were eni-
ployed by B. II. Hardaman, who has
the contract for building the power
plant at Ninety-Nine islands for the
Southern Power company. Work pro-
gressed rapidly and the plant would
have been completed within the next
two weeks; but the other day the men
omplained Of the long hours, for
since the days have been getting long
er the contractor has been working
eleven hours The engineers made q
demand for shorter hours and more
pay, which demand was refused, ana
at noon on Monday ten engineers
struck, leaving only three at work.
The contractor Is doing everything
possible to secure engineers to take
the place Of the strikers, but engineers
seem to be scarce. 1t is possible that
several may be imported from the
north within the next few days to re-
lieye the situation.