Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
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Notes and Comments About Matters Of
Local Interest.

| GaStonIa Gazette, may Z4: Inc case
OF the two white boys, Pollock and
Thompson, in Jail on the charge OF
steanng DR.. Frank Robinson's auto
mobile from the baseball grounds in
Charlotte has been held up for fur
ther evidence. Attorney Mangum ap-
peared as counsel for the boys and
asked that the case be tried so that
a hne instead of a road sentence
might be imposed. He admitted that
there was more to the boys story
than had been told, but said that the
boys feared lest information might
reach their parents, or relatives. ....
Word has been received here by
Chief Of Police Carroll and by Mr.. G..
C. Andrews from the police officials
at Spartanburg and from Mr.. Inger-
sol, agent for the Southern at that
place that an unidentified white boy
had been killed by train there Mon
day night. 1t was stated that the boy
had boarded the train either at CAT
ney or Gastonia and the authorities
here were asked to help locate him.
The body is described as being that
of a boy about Is years Of age, five
feet tall, weighing 125 pounds. with
light hair and blue eyes. The Spar
tanburg Journal Of Wednesday says
that the body is being held for iden-
ltification.
Chester Lantern, May "a: The funer-
al of the little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Adams Of the Spreingstein mill
village, which died Wednesday after
noon. was conducted from the home
yesterday and interment made in
Evergreen cemetery. The body Of
Rev. David Eli Hardin, who died
Tuesday at Bartlett, Texas, has not
yet reached Chester. 1t Is expected
to reach here this evening, and the
funeral will be held at Capers Chapel
Methodist church tomorrow, followed
by interment at that place. :. Mr.. j.
c. Stewart and Miss Fannie Wylie,
daughter of Mr.. James A. Wylie,
were married at s o'clock last night
by the Rev. D. G. Phillips at the A.
r. P. parsonage. Mr.. r. w. Tins
ley, Of Union, father of Mrs. S. w.
Pryor of Chester, died at the home Of
DR.. Pryor this morning at twenty
days illness, a complication of dis
eases following slight stroke Of pa
ralysis about one month ago. The re-
mains were taken to Union on the
1915 Seaboard train this morning,
and the funeral will be held tomor-
row at Grace Methodist church,
Union, Of which he was steward.
The funeral will be conducted with
Masonic rites, Mr.. Tinsley having
been a Royal Arch Mason.
Chester Reporter, May "a: John
Smith, a colored convict whose eight
months sentence on the county chain
gang would have expired in about
thirty days, made his escape Tuesday
evening from the Magdalene hospital
where he had been taken for treat
ment, and officials and others are
doubling now whether Smith was in
as bad condition physically as he pre-
tended to be. He seemed to be suf-
fering with serious stomach malady,
and was taken to the hospital for an
operation. Tuesday evening, however
he managed to get hold Of suit of
citizens clothes, and leaving his con-
vict garb behind sailed forth, and
hasn't been seen since. Smith was ar
rested here several months ago on
suspicion, and while in the county
Jail made an effort to get out He
was convicted Of Jail breaking, and
when his sentence here expired would
have been sent to Bamberg to face
charge of grand larceny. Smith was
fireman by occupation, and when he
made his escape Tuesday evening
probably boarded one of the night
trains and set out for distant parts.
... The smallpox situation at Lando,
several weeks, remains about the
same, with no cases developing from
time to time, and some talk Of in
stituting a quarantine. The disease,
however, seems to be of very mild
type, and there is little or no alarm.
The Gaffney Ledger, May "a: Mr.. o.
P. Hill, of the Midway section, while
in the city yesterday, told a Ledger
reporter of a very strange worm
which had been found in the wheat
stalks in different portions Of the
country. Mr.. Hill states that he saw
field of wheat which seemed to be
affected and began to investigate with
the result that he found a worm in
the stalk, near the joint, which much
resembled the worm which is to be
found on corn. According to Mr..
Hills statement, the worm is doing
much damage and is practically ruin
ing the wheat. When asked by a
Ledger reporter if he had ever seen
worm like this before, Mr.. Hill
stated that he had not. According
to his statement the worm has ap-
peared quite recently. All south
bound trains were greatly delayed
yesterday morning by reason Of the
wreck of freight train No. 63, which
occurred between Belmont and Jun
eau early yesterday morning near
seven o'clock. The wreck tore up the
track for a considerable distance, two
cars and the cab being turned over,
but no one was injured. No. 80, the
early morning passenger train, was
delayed for several hours and did not
arrive until afternoon. All other
southbound trains were also several
hours late. :. . Mr.. A. A. Blanton, one
of the best known men Of the county,
died at his home about one mile north
Of the city Thursday night at mid
night. The deceased was 81 years Of
age He had been in poor health for
some months but he had been serious
ly III only about one month. Mr..
Blanton was a native of Cherokee
county, having been born and reared
in the section where he died. He was
progressive, we'll known and popular.