Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-29
LOCAL lACONICS.
Lynchins At BIacksburs.

Lynchins At BIaeksburs. v
Information comes from Blacksburg
that two negroes, Joe Brison and Frank
Fowler, alias Whisonant, were lynch
ed there last night. The crime for
which the negroes were lynched Is un-
mentionable. The victim was white
man.
Hickory Grove Baseball Team.
The Hickory Grove baseball team
has been chosen as follows: Charlton
Good, catcher; Stark Slaughter, 1st
base; w. T. Slaughter, Jr., I'd base;
Jack Leech, shortstop; Moffatt Nc
knight, Sd base; Ralph Castles, right
field; Fulton Whisonant, center-field;
Harry Allison, left-field; Cover
Slaughter, pitcher.
The Dispensary Fund.
Superintendent Of Education Swear
ingen, Comptroller General Jones and
Treasurer Jennings have apportioned
the dispensary fund according to law.
There are 354.270 children in the
state, the $99.195.60 on hand gives
them 28 cents each. York county has
1850 children enrolled, and will re-
ceive 1854. The York county board
of education will distribute this fund
on an equitable basis, considering the
weaker schools first.
May Go to Admission, Ala.
Fort Mill Times: Members Of the
local military company will be inter-
ested to know there Is q probability
that the encampment this year Of the
three regiments of South Carolina MI
litia may be held at Admission, Ala A
message was received at Admission a
few days ago from Congressman
Blackmon in which 1t was stated that
the war department had signed orders
for $4,000 to 10000 soldiers from Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia,
Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
and South Carolina to encamp at An
niston for the summer manoeuvres. AS
Is customary at encampments de-
tachment of regular army officers and
men will be detailed to Admission to act
as instructors.
Negro Boy Kills Another.
Senior Jackson, a negro boy, aged
Is. was shot and killed last Monday
afternoon by Frank Ross, aged about
9. The killing occurred in a pasture
on the ]. w. Lowry place, near NC
Connellsville. There were three boys
in the party, and also shotgun.
Fletcher Robbins and Senior Jackson
were having a friendly scuff1e. Jack
son was underneath. Ross picked up
the gun, cooked 1t, pointed 1t at Rob-
bins and said he was going to shoot.
Robbins jumped up in alarm and as
Jackson was also trying to rise the
gun was discharged. The charge struck
Jackson in the neck, and he died a
short time afterward. Coroner Lou
THAN went down to McConnellsville on
Tuesday, accompanied by Sheriff
Brown and Deputy Sheriff Quinn, and
held an inquest. The information de-
veloped was as above. The Ross boy
was taken into the custody Of the
sheriff.
Rock Hills Street Railway.
Rock Hill special Of March 81 to the
News and Courier: The Carolina Trac-
tion company, which six or eight weeks
ago began the operation of Edison
storage battery cars on the streets of
Rock Hill, has ordered built another
car for their service. The cars have
been we'll patronized from the start
and they have proven perfectly satis-
factory in all respects. 1t was feared
at the first that with a heavy load the
cars would have trouble in negotiating
the heavy grade and sharp curve where
the line crosses the bridge over the
Southern's main line, but such fears
have proven groundless. They have
made this run without any trouble
whatever after the first day, and on
one occasion, when the car was pack
ed to its utmost capacity with about
125 persons aboard, 1t took the bridge
without the slightest trouble. The
new car which has to be built, will
come into service about commence
ment time.
Smallpox In BuIIock's Creek.
The Enquirer's Bullock's Creek cor
respondent writes under date of March
%: There has been an epidemic Of
smallpox among the colored population
of this neighborhood for several weeks.
There were eleven cases on Mr.. ]. E.
McAliley's place: three on Mr.. r. F.
Bankhead's place; two on Mr.. II. D.
Cranford's and four on Mr.. T. M.
Whisonant's place. 1t Is also reported
that there Is a case on Mr.. John E.
Plexico's place at Hoodtown. There
has not been a single white victim Of
the disease thus far. 1t was a hard
matter for Dr. w. S. McMurray to
convince a good many people, and even
the negroes themselves. who had the
disease, that 1t was really smallpox,
as 1t was of such a mild form that
those who had II suffered very little.
They insisted that 1t was chickenpox.
However, there was only one bad case
out Of the twenty who had 1t. That
was negro woman on Mr.. ]. e. NC
Alleys place. DR.. James Hayne, Of
the state board Of health, Of Columbia,
was here Friday. 1t seems that the
situation Is under pretty good control
now, as all the houses where the disease
has been, are under quarantine, and
nearly every person, both white and
vaccinated. No new cases have de-
veloped in the last few days"
Tho Race for the Senate.
Rock Hill. Record: There has been
considerable said and written as to
who will run for the senate for this
county. 1t has been stated that DR.. j.
H. Saye Of Sharon, would be a can
didate. Thos F. McDow, Esq, Of
Yorkville and also Mayor Roddey OF
this city, have also been mentioned. A
Mayor Roddey yesterday the pointed
question If he had an idea Of Offering
for the senate and he stated none
whatever" A phone message from
DIR. Save this morning stated that he
would not be in the race. Mr.. McDow,
on being asked about the matter, stated
that he would be candidate for the
senate. So, as the matter stands now.
he is the only candidate for this office,
as Senator Stewart Is going to leave
the state. Mr.. mellow, II elected to
this position, will no doubt make
fine official, as he is very competent
and popular throughout the county. 1t
has also been stated that DR.. Saye
would not offer for the house again on
account of its taking UP so much Of
his time, as. I'm addition to looking af-
ter a considerable medical practice. he
Is president of the First National
bank of Sharon and also has consid-
cradle farming interests. 1t Is hoped,
If he has expressed himself in this
way, that he will reconsider for 1t Is
business men of this kind who handle
and know how to handle business
that We need in positions
Of this kind.