Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
miscellaneous Raaiua.
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News and Comment About Things In
and Around the Country.


the wounded one the same age while
Peter Lauder is only II. All are ne
groes, and the accident created intense
excitement among portion of the
colored population. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict Of accidental homi-
eide and the boy who fired the gun
was released. .....A kick on the dan
ger i'm the crossing at the Southern
railway in front of the residence of
Mr.. NJ. e. White has reached the Lam
tern. The grand jury presented" this
crossing. but nothing has been done
towards remedying it. A citizen liv-
ing nearby wants to know why the Off
cials haven't carried out the orders of
the grand jury. .... About the finest
cotton we have seen recently is patch
just in the rear of the home OF Mr..
Alex Frazer on West End. Some of
the cotton is waist high and presents a
splendid appearance. Many have pass
ed compliments on the appearance of
this cotton patch. Mr.. Frazer is now
on a visit to his old home in Ireland.
Rock Hill Herald, July %: Mr.
Dick" brennan, who had n very mar
row escape from death about ten days
ago on account of an engine running
into the laundry wagon in which he
was riding and who has been receiving
treatment at the Fennell infirmary
continues to improve. He has been sit
ting up for several days past. but only
few hours at time. His back, which
was so badly bruised, is healing nicely
..... Mr.. Sides, the young man who
fell from the Southern Power compa-
ny's tower near Leslie seven weeks
of Drs. Miller and Crawford at the
Fennell infirmary. had the misfortune
to fall from his crutches last Tuesday
afternoon and rebreak his right arm
crutches that morning by the nurses
and that afternoon had attempted
walking without aid, when one Of the
crutches slipped, causing him to fall
ing of the National Educational asso-
citation in Boston, Dr.. Johnson was
elected president of the normal depart
ment of that great organization. This
is distinct credit to the association
and an honor to DR.. Johnson, winthrop
college and Rock Hill. Cole Rlease
is going to carry York county this year
Furthermore he is going to carry Rock
HILL" said citizen to the editor of the
Herald Wednesday. Another gentle
man remarked thus: He is making a
milder campaign this year than two
years ago and YOU will be surprised ia
know the number of people that are
going to vote for him." The case
of Mrs. Kate ]. Hutchison VS.. York
county to prohibit the county commits
sioners from changing the old Saluda
road through her plantation at the end
of the new Saluda Speedway" was de-
cided by the supreme court Wednesday
in favor of the county. This is a very
important decision for York county
and the other counties in general, as
it decides the constitutionality of the
condemnation act for rights of way for
public highways, and settles all uues-
tions as to their rights to straighten
and improve the highways of the coun-
ty, wherever, in their Judgment. il
will be for the benefit of the travelling
public.
Gaffney Ledger, July %: The Ledg-
er regrets to chronicle the illness of
Capt. J. B. Bell, editor of the Cher
okee News, who is confined to his
home. We sincerely trust he will have
swift return to his normal health.
Less politics, more education and bet
ter roads would be mighty good pre-
scription for South Carolina. Mr.
Bryan Bell of the staff of the Columbia
State, is off on his vacation. Bryan
spent several days in the city with his
parents. Capt. and Mrs. ]. b. Bell. He
is capital good newspaper man as
well as a most cOngenial young fellow
..... Mr.. r. E. Johnson of this city
left Hickory Grove at 9.45 THURSDAY
morning on his Indian motorcycle
coming by way of Rlacksburg to Gaff-
ney in one hour and fifteen minutes, a
distance of nearly twenty-four miles
ON Tuesday afternoon of this week he
rode this machine thirty seven miles
in one hour and twenty five minutes
going above Chesnee and back to Gaff-
ney. Tuesday morning at 7.3C
o'clock, at the home of the brides
mother on Victoria avenue, in this city
Miss Blanche Cory, daughter of Mrs
Ella Wright Cory. became the bride OF
Mr.. Lindsay Carlisle Rreeden The
ceremony was pronounced by DR. A. NJ
SimmS, pastor of the First Baptist
church, and was witnessed by rela
tives and a few intimate friends of the
contracting parties. The home was
taStefully decorated. the color scheme
being white and green. the myriadS OF
small candles casting a warm glow
about the surroundings. Actual mov-
ing of dirt on Gaffney's new sewerag,
plant was inaugurated TUESDAY morn.
ing when Superintendent T.. G.. Barr
with force of hands began shoveling
dirt just beyond the pond of the Gaff-
ney Manufacturing company. on ac.
count of inacCessibility it was impos-
sihle to put the big steam ditcher t.
work at this point, and as that is the
point at which the work had to bt
started they started with lahorcrs. II
may take a week. or longer To get VI
to Petty street, where the steam ditch
er has taken up the job. Chairman J
y. LipSComb Of the board of public
works has shown the Ledger reporter
the blue prints of the system. and il
shows that nearly every important
point in Gaffn"y is to he covered
There are to he two antiScptic tanks
one on the east side of town and one
on the north side and the entire sys-
TEN is to empty into these tanks The
sewer pip" being laid i'm 24-inch pipe
which is adequate for town of 25,-
600 people.