Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
Aliseellaueuus &eaaiug.
WITH NEIeHBoRINe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

during the two months that he has
served of having his leg broken in a
cave-in of earth with indications that
there might have to be an amputa-
ton, Governor Kitchin granted par
don Wednesday TO John Austin, VINO
was serving an eight months sentence
on the CASTOR roads for abandonment
Austin was convicted in Catawba
county, and was sent here to serve his
sentence The county commissioners
have had him placed in the CASTOR
hospital for treatment, and he Is now
doing as we'll as could be expected. AS
soon as he is able he will be sent
home. The board of county COM
missioners at their meeting Tuesday
passed resolutions refusing to grant
license to anyone for the sale of any
kind of intoxicating drinks. This
makes CASTOR county absolutely dry
so far as the law is concerned. No
drug store can sell 1t legally even
though it may be needed for medicin-
al purposes. This has been practical
ly the case already, but the commits
sioners had not before definitely gone
on record as they have now done.
Last night about 1890 o'clock Chief
Carroll and Policemen Hord and Will
liams made a raid on the residence OIL
c. S. Brown, who runs a truck farm
about half a mile south Of town, and
found several gallons Of the fiery
fluid. 1t seems that he was dispens-
ing the article rather freely, and max
ing no attempt to keep his business a
secret. TIe appeared before the mayor
this morning and was placed under a
bond of 5000 to appear before the
superior court at its next term.
Gaffney Ledger, July ID: 1t would
seem that the employees Of the Ledg-
er office are particularly unfortunate
in regard to fires. The house which
Is occupied by Mr.. James Harris, an
employee of this office, caught on hre
Wednesday afternoon and some little
damage was done before 1t was eX-
tinguished. 1t is supposed that the
fire originated from an ash pan. SO.
Mrs. Francis Sarratt, the white wo-
man who shot and killed Ruth Dun
can, the two-yeac-old negro baby near
Blacksburg on Sunday night and for
whom search was continued
throughout Sunday and Monday, sur
rendered to Deputy Sheriff Joe Wat
kins early Tuesday morning. Deputy
Watkins had started for the scene on
Tuesday in order to renew the search
and was met near the river by Mrs
Sarratt and her husband, Ira Sarratt
They stated that they were en- route
to this city to surrender to the ohl-
cials. Mrs. Sarratt was placed under
arrest and brought to this city where
she was confined to the county jail
When seen in Jail Tuesday afternoon
by a Ledger reporter Mrs. Sarratt SAID
that she had no statement to make ano
no explanation Of any kind to give
out. When questioned by the report
er as to whether or not she did the
shooting she replied that it was "bes'
known to herself" Mrs. Sarratt Is
a woman of some fifty or fifty-fve
years of age. She did not seem to be
very much exercised over her impris-
onment and during her conversation
with the reporter was perfectly COM
posed at all times. She stated tha'
she had not, as yet, retained any
counsel for her defense.
Chester Lantern, July IA: Misses
Gladys Patrick. of White Oak, and
Isabel Gooding, Of Winnsboro, who
have been the guests Of the Misses
Blake in Greenwood for the past
week, are spending tonight with Mrs
G. B. White on their way home.
The Fort Mill Times has been an ar
dent supporter of Governor Blease
and Congressman Finley, but 1t ap-
pears that our contemporary admir-
alton for the latter is much greater
than the former. The Times has on
various occasions commended the gov
ernor and has been one of that small
number of papers which supported
him. However, it seems that the
speech of the governor at Cowpens
recently when he made the assertion
that Congressman Johnson had more
sense than all the other South Caro-
lima congressman put together, was
taken as an insult by the friends OF
the other congressman of the state
and the Times hastens to the defense
of Finley and proceeds to give the
governor a little rap. We have all
along said that Blease was talking toe
much, that he was driving away many
of his friends, and from recent editor
ia1s uttered by the Times we should
not be surprised if that paper did not
hereafter line up with the rest of the
press of the state in opposition. II
pains us to see such friends as the
Times, Finley and Blease at outs and
we would advise the governor to hold
his tongue. The editorial in question
follows: The epoch Of the open
mouth" was very much in evidence in
South Carolina on the Fourth. Al
Cowpens the principal event of the
days celebration was a speech by
Governor Blease. OF course the gov
ernor had a good deal to say. Not al
that he said bore the hallmark Of wis
| dom Some of his remarks appear tC
have come from where they started
and were going where they went Fol
instance, among the divers observa-
tions Of the governor we learn that he
agrees with an unnamed United States
senator that Representative Joe John
son. of Spartanburg has more sense
than all the other South Carolina
congressman put together. Mr.. John
son is well placed in congress. He is
man of fine sense and has proved
| his worth to the country. The voters
of the fourth district do well to keeI
him in congress. But Mr.. Johnson is
not blessed with the major portion OF
| the brains of the states delegation il
| tho nf and thE