Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-05
Mistellaneuus 8sadiag.
WITH NEIeHRoRINe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

JuSllCS Ira d. JOlSS HSdIu llSiS uSS
day afternoon proceedings in habeas
corpus brought by w. H. Smith Of
Kershaw county to relieve his wife,
Mamie Waters, daughter of ]. w. Wa
ters, from alleged illegal restraint Of
her liberty by her father. She was
married to Mr.. Smith before magis-
trate and witnesses on June 80, last,
and they lived together until July Z,
when her father took her back to his
home, where she remained until Tues
day. The young woman will be 16
years old on the 18th of next month.
After the case had been argued, at
suggestion of the chief justice, the
parties, after conference, agreed to
withdraw all proceedings and the
husband and wife went off together,
wearing happy smiles. All parties
agreed that the solution was a wise one
for all concerned. The chief justice
expressed to the husband his wish and
belief that he would make good" and
show that he was worthy Of his great
trust in caring for his youthful wife.
Attorneys Blakeney and Massey or
Kershaw represented the petitioner,
and Attorneys Smith and Witkowsky
of Camden the father, Mr.. Waters. ....
Lancaster and vicinity were visited by
a veritable cloudbust Thursday night,
the torrential downpour, which was
l.y
lightning, beginning about o'clock and
undated for two or more
hours. Great damage was done to
lands, crops, public roads and bridges,
the damage altogether amounting to
many thousands of dollars. The sur
creeks, already out of their
banks from previous rains, became
raging torrents, rushing over fields of
lands, and occasionally carrying off
crops and the top soil on which they
were growing. Bear creek, particular
~, was higher than it has been In years.
1t rose several feet over the dam at the
towns waterworks plant and extended
to the hillsides on either side, rising
even some two or three feet in the
power house. The crops of corn and
cotton of the superintendent, Mr.. w.
H. Rogers, were completely covered
with water, his loss alone amounting
to several hundred dollars. Two wings
of the concrete bridge over Bear creek,
portions of the high roadway this side
washed away, the culverts being two
small to carry off the great volume OF
water. The elevated road
way beyond the concrete bridge over
the same stream at the cotton mills
was also seriously damaged, about 125
feet of the road being destroyed, even
culverts being washed out. And on
the same highway, about two miles
from town, the concrete culvert and
fill at CASTOR branch were swept away.
A couple of washouts on the Southern
railroad between here and Heath
Spring were also reported, and another
between Lancaster and the Catawba
river, causing delay Of about two
hours in the arrival here Of the early
morning train from Rock Hill. The
damage to land and crops extended
to Elgin and beyond. In
that community a number Of farmers
suffered serious loss: During the storm
the barn and stables of Mr.. Richard
Harper between here and Elgin, was
struck by lightning and one OF his
mules severely hurt. The streets and
sidewalks in the town of Lancaster
came in for a full share of damage.
Chester Lantern, September 1: Unit
ed States Senator E. D. Smith today
addressed the farmers of the county
in this city. A good crowd was on
hand and the people displayed much
interest in the meeting. Mr.. ]. G. l..
White, president of the Chester County
Union, presided. Senator Smith was
greeted with prolonged cheers and
his speech he held the clos
est attention. He repeated his well
took a crack at the department of
agriculture for their slipshod way of
making cotton estimates, and urged on
the farmers the necessity Of holding
their cotton. His remarks along the
line of acreage and this years crop,
which he stated had been greatly over
estimated, attracted close attention. In
the opinion of the senator, the crop
was going to be short, and it was thus
that he raped the agricultural depart
ment for issuing the report in June.
Cotton Ed" is very popular in Chester
ard his work on behalf of the farmers
is making him many a warm friend.
The speaking took place in Henry's
woods, and the day was greatly enjoy
ed. People were present from all parts
of the county and many from York and
Fairfield, so great is the interest of the
farmers in getting a fair price for their
staple. The rally today was a great
success from every standpoint.
The Workingmans club was raided
To-Day just dl HOOu ny SIllel VI IoilSS
Sanders. officers Grant, Gibson, Jack
son. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Hardin
and Constable Gibson on warrants is
sued by Mayor Wise. Several gallons
of liquor and beer were seized in the
raid and this was confiscated by the
city. Everything had been prepared
and the officers swoopeG down on the
club just at noon. Warrants had been
issued for w. H. Newbold, l.. f. Tenn
Pile, ]. G. Howe, ]. ]. Williams, Rube
Burris, Joe Huey, Tracey Walsh, j. w.
Bankhead, w. H. James and j. B..
Gardner, as officers and members of
the Workingman's club. The porter,
Joe Hampton, colored, was also arrest
ed. There are eighteen cases against
each party mentioned in the warrant,
charged with violation of the whisky
ordinance of the city. The warrant
charges the above, as officers of the
Workingman's club, that on various
and different occasion have sold and
stored liquor contrary to law. AS stat