Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-21
LOCAL LAcoNlCS.
Next Years Premiums.


Although we do not care to go into
details so far ahead, we desire to ad-
wise clubmakers that there will be ma
terial changes in our list Of premium
offers next year. The premiums will
be as liberal as heretofore, or possibly
more so; but 1t Is our intention to
offer something different. 1t Is quite
probable also that there will be some
changes in the general plan. We would
not have 1t understood that we are at
all dissatisfied with the results that
have been obtained this year. On the
contrary, we are entirely pleased. We
are considering changes mainly be-
cause we believe that the changes are
desired by many of the clubmakers,
who have been doing such splendid
work for US in extending the circula-
tion Of The Enquirer.
Case Of Ed Cation.
Charlotte Observer: Despite the fact
that Sheriff Wallace has been unable
to locate Ed Cation, the Sharon town
ship man against whose practices his
neighbors revolted to such an extent
that they secured from Governor
Kitchin an order that he be made to
serve out a sentence on the chain
gang, the people Of that vicinity count
themselves successful at their task.
They wanted him out of the commune
ty and for the present at least they
have been cleared Of his citizenship.
II he comes back, the charge against
him will be pending and he can be
arrested any time. 1t Is not known
definitely whether Cation has endeav-
ored to make good his escape or
whether he is merely evading the Of
ficers for the present. The visit or
Sheriff Wallace to his place in Shar-
on resulted in acquiring the informa-
ton from parties near that he had
gone away and nothing was known of
his whereabouts. The sheriff will
keep an eye on him and when he re-
turns, Cation will be brought to jail,
where he will be allowed ten days to
disprove that he has violated the gov
ernor's conditional pardon. The re-
cent act Of pulling off chicken fight
on his place was the main reason for
the uprising Of the people Of the Shar-
on community against Caton and his
way of living. In that staid neigh
borhood. his practices were so uncom-
mon that they became all the more
fragrant. In addition to operating this
cock main a few Sundays ago, neigh
bors allege that Cations life has never
been what the people of that vicinity
have a right to expect of a neighbor
and for that reason he has been an OBJ
noxious citizen.
Tragedy In Gastonia.
Gastonia special of March 20, to the
Charlotte Observer: AS result Of a
mysterious shooting affair at the nome
of Spake Elmore, on East Franklin
avenue, tonight about $50 o'clock, Geo.
A. Jenkins, a well known business man
Of Gastonia, now lies in the hospital
with full load of gun shot in his low
er left stomach and Spake Elmore Is
in Jail awaiting developments in the
condition Of the wounded man. There
were no eye-witnesses to the shoot
ing and the facts are hard to get at,
although all sorts OF wild rumors are
afloat. According to John Thomas, a
white barber, who was waiting In a
carriage for Jenkins, he and Jenkins
drove down to the Elmore home to
get some chickens, for which Jenkins
had made a bargain with Spake Ell
mores father this afternoon. Jenkins
had gone up the steps and was on the
porch when Spake Elmore opened
kins' lower left stomach, but he was
able to stumble down the steps and
out to the carriage. Thomas lifted
him inside and drove madly to the
hospital, over a half-mile distant.
Spake Elmore says that he saw some
one walking around the house, and,
owing to a lack Of light at the spot, he
did not recognize who 1t was. Think
ing the prowler was possibly a burg
lar, he shot. The whole occurrence Is
yelled in mystery and details are not
available. The general opinion, how
ever, seems to be that there is some
=, hoo 80 off ffo ir-
yet come to light. 1t is said that all
parties had been drinking. Jenkins Is
part owner of the Gastonia Livery
company and Is fairly prominent. Ell
more, although only IS years old, Is
married and has two children. He
and his family were living at the home
of his father, where the shooting. oc-
Cured. He made no attempt what
ever to escape after the shooting, but
was found by the officers sitting by the
fire in his room. The physicians are
unable to say whether or not Jenkins
will live. His condition Is serious, to
say the least.