Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-12
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Tabulation of the Vote.

ihC SOiltiiloSlOueTS VI election mel
this morning and organized as boards
vassing the vote in the recent general
election. The aggregate vote Of the
county for Federal offices was as fol-
lows: Finley for congress, 1,644;
Democratic electors 1,641; Republican
electors IL; Progressive electors 12;
Socialist electors /. The state commits
sioners had considerably larger task
on their hands and will not get through
with their work until later in the day.
Negro Homicide in Rock Hill.
Coroner Louthian was called to Rock
Hill Sunday to hold an inquest over
the body OF negro woman, who had
been shot by her husband, Frank
Wheeler, Friday afternoon and who
died Saturday night. There was very
little evidence in the case; but from all
that bore on the matter 1t appears that
the killing was a very brutal affair.
Wheeler picked up his gun and left the
house. After a brief interval he re-
turned and asked his wife IL she knew
she was going to die. When she replied
no, he informed her that she was, be-
cause he was going to kill her, and shot
her In the side. He then ran away. It
is thought that the reason of the kill
Ing was that Wheeler had become
more interested in another woman.
Death Of Mrs. D. A. Matthews.
Mrs. Allie Matthews, wife Of Mr.. D.
A. Matthews, died at her home In Clo-
yer yesterday morning shortly after 10
o'clock after a long and tedious illness
with Bright's disease. The deceased
was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Jackson Of Yorkville, and was 46 years
of age. She is survived by her husband,
Mr.. D. A. Matthews and three chill
dren, Beu!ah, John and Gus, and three
sisters and five brothers as follows:
Mrs. Ada Thomasson and Mrs. ]. @.
Wray, Of Yorkville; Mrs. Ernest
Woods, Of Fflbert; A. M. and James f.
Jackson, Of Yorkville; P. A. Jackson, of
Chester; j. Y. Jackson of Columbia
and Quiller Jackson, Of Grove City,
Pa. The funeral took place at Glover
this morning at II o'clock, the services
being conducted by Rev. W. E. Lowe.
Corn With q History.
Mr.. T. E. Harper Of "the Point" has
sent The Enquirer a half a dozen ears
Of corn that have quite an interesting
history. Although the size and quality
of the ears are easily sufficient to at
tract attention, their special interest
lies in the fact that they come from
seed that has been planted continuous
ly by Mr.. Harper for 66 years. The
original seed was procured by Mr..
Harper's father in Columbia In 1846 in
the days when the people Of this To-
cality hauled their cotton and other
produce to the capital in wagons and
brought back their next years supplies
in the same manner. The corn has
ever since been yielding good crops,
and although 1t averages only q little
more than one ear to the stalk, Mr..
Harper is not willing yet to exchange 1t
for any Of the present day varieties Of
seed.
The Southern Roadbed. ..-.....
An engineer Of the Marion -Kingville
division Of the Southern, was asked a
few days ago as to the condition Of the
trestles and bridges on this division.
why, think all the bridges from
Marion to Kingville are in first class
condition, so far as am able to judge
But the track" he continued, "is very
rough in places, especially in the cuts.
There is plenty Of timber under the
tracks, and more Is being put in. The
trouble Is in the cuts where the bitches
have been allowed to fill up and the
track Is not drained as 1t should be. A
wet spell comes and the water stands
in the cuts, the bed gets soft and, the
tracks settle and this settling makes
the tracks very rough and bumpy. A.
thorough ditching Of the cuts would
help wonderfully toward making the
tracks safer and more comfortable for
passengers"
Crops Of the Demonstrators.
John r. Blair, agent for the farm
ers' co-operatiye demonstration work
in York county, reports some unusual
ly fine corn production In this county
this year. Mr.. C. P. Blankenship, Of
Fort Mill township, measured up 105
bushels Of corn off an acre. Mr.. VIM.
Ferguson, Of York township, measured
up 95 bushels. Mr.. 8. A. Love Of Nc
Connellsville, made about 60 bushels of
extra fine corn. Mr.. John T. Burris,
Of No. 2 Sharon, about 70 bushels.
Among the heavy cotton crops. Mr.. ].
]. Jones, Of No. Bullocks Creek, has
weighed up 2,010 pounds Of cotton off
an acre. Mr.. James E. Bankhead, of
No. Sharon, has picked 1900 pounds
Of seed cotton from "a acres. Mr.. M.
H. Stevenson Of Sharon 1, has five
acres of cotton that will average about
1900 pounds to the acre. Mr.. Blair es-
Inmates that all the-co operative de-
monstrators will average bale Of cot
ton and about forty bushels Of corn to
the acre.