Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-07
books which he had sold during his

books which he had sold during his
vacation.
- Few realize just. what 1t would
mean to bring the next National Corn
Show to the south. The Columbia
delegation Of business men who have
been attending the National Corn Ex-
position which is In progress at CO.
lumbus, O., returned to Columbia this
afternoon most hopeful Of the results
to be obtained from the visit. The
delegation presented a most substan-
tial invitation for the next National
Corn Exposition to be held in Coium-
bia. The governor Of Minnesota was
in Columbus and was preparing to
leave, apparently thinking that he
had secured the show for his state.
He did not leave Columbus, however,
when he found such strong and en-
thusiastic delegation from South
Carolina, with such fine argument as
to why the next show should be held
in South Carolina. The governor Of
Minnesota remained in Columbus.
The result of the visit Of the delega-
ton is that the location committee Of
the exposition will soon visit Column
bia, for the purpose Of investigating
the question Of the housing Of the ex-
position. The State Fair buildings
would be used. The National Corn
Show is a gigantic proposition. There
will be over 100000 visitors to attend
this year. There were over 10000 ex-
hibits housed in eight large buildings
and the prizes aggregated over $780,
900. The invitation from Columbia
was extended from the new corn belt
Should the exposition come south, Co
lumbia is the logical point. as 1t was
here that the South Atlantic States
Corn Exposition originated and was
successfully carried out.
Greenville, February 4: In a pitch
ed battle tonight on a public highway
between a posse headed by Lee Hol-
land, intendant of the village Of Maui
din, and Robert McAbee and his son,
Will, Of Enoree, Spartanburg county,
Robt. McAbee was shot dead and Lee
Holland probably fatally wounded.
told by the sheriff, ]. Perry Poole of
this county, McAbee and his son left
Enoree Saturday morning to spend the
night with Thompson Fowler, who
lives near Mauldin. About a mile
above the village the two met Thomp-
son, a white man, in the road, and
fired some five shots at him, none TAX
ing effect. The incident passed and
father and son drove into Mauldin. In
passing through the village McAbee fir
ed a pistol ball through both walls OF
a store conducted by Lee Holland and
fed up the road with his son. Holland
got a posse and started out to arrest
McAbee and his son. 1t seems that In
fleeing McAbee and his son took the
wrong road and attempted to retrace
their steps. 1t was while they were
going back that they were met by Hol-
land and his posse. Immediately Rob-
ert McAbee drew his pistol and OPEN
ed fire on the posse one shot passing
through Hollands right breast. No.
sooner had McAbee fired than member
of the posse returned the fire. The ell
der McAbee fell to the ground his body
pierced by one pistol ball and his head
by another. He expired within an hour.
Despite the fact that Holland was shot
through the breast he placed young
Quoted him to Mauldin, where he held
him until Sheriff Poole arrived about
II o'clock. The sheriff brought young
McAbee to Greenville and he now Is In
the county jail. The other McAbee lies
corpse in the public highway this
side Of the village Of Mauldin, await
ing the coroner's inquest. 1t Is stated
that McAbee left his home near Enoree
with a half gallon of whisky and
pistol in his buggy. He has a brother
serving a sentence in the state peniten-
tiary now for killing a man by the
name Of Fowler near the scene OF this
killing some years ago. 1t Is said that
McAbee was going after child Of the
brother who is in the penitentiary at
the time he ran amuck tonight. Hol-
land is the first mayor of the town Of
Mauldin, which was incorporated only
few months ago. He Is q good citi-
zen and Is we'll known in Greenville
and we'll connected. He Is a son Of the
first supervisor of Greenville. He Is
also big planter Of this section.