Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-11
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Extra Venire.

The following petit jurors were
drawn from the fve-mile box Wednes-
day, to fill the vacancies left by those
who were excused from the original
venire: B. NJ Johnson, w. F. Hyatt,
E. L. Wood, w. D. Thomasson, G. G.
Cartwright, ]. r. Scott q. F. Sherrer.
Death of Mrs. w. s. WiIkerson.
Mrs. Nancy Wilkerson, wife Of Mr..
near Hickory Grove this morning at
about o'clock, after a long and tedi-
Gus illness with tuberculosis Mrs.
Wilkerson was a daughter Of the lace
James Scoggins, prominent and high
ly esteemed citizen Of the Hickory
Grove section, and was aged 55 years,
4 months and IA days. She was wo-
man of admirable Christian character,
loving, kind and helpful to the people
of her neighborhood, and an ideal wife
and mother, who will be sadly missed
from her home circle, her church and
her community. She is survived by
her husband, five sons and one daugh-
ter. The, sons are Messrs. John s., Ma
son, Thomas, Beattie and Samuel, and
the daughter Is Miss Ola. Her surviv-
ing brothers are Messrs. John, r. L.,
B. F. and William Scoggins, and her
surviving sisters are Mrs. E. A. Craw-
ford, Mrs r. T. Castles and Miss Ida
Scoggins. The funeral will take place
at Hickory Grove tomorrow.
The Late Craig MeFadden.
Rock Hill Herald: In our last issue,
we gave a snort account of the death
of Mr.. Craig McFadden, who died near
Edgmoor last Sunday, 80 instant. The
deceased was born on Rocky creek,
Chester county, about the year 1888,
and moved to York county when a
young child and lived near Rock Hill
until about eight years after the civil
war, when he moved to Chester coun-
ty. He enlisted as soldier In the
Confederate army as a member OF the
Sixth s. C. regiment company b. Capt.
Whites company. He served through
out the war and fought in many bat
made a good soldier and he was
equally as good a citizen. After the
war, he was a great help to the widows
Of this immediate section and the old
er citizens remember well the many
charitable acts he did. The deceased
was married to Miss Mary Black,
daughter Of the late Templeton
Black, Of Rock Hill in the year 1855.
This wife being the mother of Mr.. j.
A. McFadden Of Newport. She died In
1871. He was married the second time
on December rs, 1873, to Miss Lou
Cherry, daughter Of the late Emerson
Cherry Of Richburs, Chester county
who with four children survives him.
Mr.. McFadden was good citizen ana
his presence will be missed IN this
community and the community IN
which he lived.
Electric Railway Franchise.
Rock Hill special Of yesterday to the
Columbia State: A meeting OF busl-
ness men was held here Wednesday af-
ternoon, the object being to hold a
conference with j. NJ. Cherry, repre-
senting the Carolina Traction COM
pany, which company Is asking the
citizens of Rock Hill to vote on a 5o-
year franchise to build and operate a
trolley road in Rock Hill. Mr.. Cherry
and the citizens were unable to get TO-
gether on the proposition. Mr.. Cher
rvs company asked for 50-year
franchise and incorporated In 1t the
words ito be operated by electricity
or other motive power" The citizens
in this meeting suggested the word
motor instead of motive" This was
the first cause Of disagreement. The
company asked for 50-year franchise
full of charge. The citizens offered
him the 50-year franchise upon the
condition that after the expiration of
20 years the said traction company
shall pay to the city Of Rock Hill for
said privilege 2 per cent Of Its gross
receipts; after the expiration OF 80
wears 4 pc rer. after the expiration
of 40 years, 6 per cent, and to operate
said electric railway upon such fur
ther conditions, restrictions and limi-
tations as council may see fit to i'm
pose: or, If the Carolina Traction COM
pany prefers to make 1t a 25-year
franchise, with no income to the city,