Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
Mistellaueuus Reading.
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Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.
Gaffney Ledger, Aug. 80: Fire broke
out shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the picker room Of the
Irene mill. The. fire alarm was sound
ed but the work of the employees with
the mill fire system was sufficient tt
extinguish the blaze. Very little dam
age was done. 80. Mr.. George Beck.
neil, who is employed at the Holmes
garage, had a narrow escape from be-
ing seriously injured when an auto.
mobile fell on him in the garage this af.
ternoon. Mr.. Becknell was working
underneath the car, the machine be-
ing lacked up, when the pins came out
and the car fell on his head. For q
time it was feared that he had sus-
tanned serious injuries but investiga-
ton showed that he was suffering
mainly from shock. Last night Mr
Becknell was able to be out and was
little worse for the experience.
Gastonia Gazette, Aug. 30: Hiram
Hoey, known as bad" negro In Ches-
ter, S. c., where he has been wanted
for nearly a year on the serious charge
of assault with intent to kill was ar
rested yesterday morning by Gastonia
police officers after lively automo-
bile chase. The negro showed flight
and fight and his persuers found 1t ne
cessary to use little shotgun persua-
sion in order to bring him to taw. He
received a slight flesh wound. When
taken he had an ugly knife open in
his hand ready to use but realized that
he was overpowered. Chief Of Police
Carroll was notified some time ago
that Hoey was wanted in Chester
county, South Carolina, for an assault
with intent to kill Constable w. A.
McNeill last October The latter was
called in by railroad conductor to
arrest the negro who was creating a
disturbance on the car. Hoey attacked
the officer and made his escape. Yes
terday morning Chief Carroll was
notified that a negro, who answered
the description, was hiding in house
on Mr.. P. ]. Lineberger's farm south
of town. Accompanied by Policemen
Craig and Hord, of Gastonia, and Of
fcer ]. E. Orr, Of Charlotte, and the
city's blood hounds, the chief took an
auto trip down that way. AS they
were approaching the house the negro
came out and took to his heels. 1t re-
auired only a few moments, however,
for the officers to land their man and
he was brought on to town and placed
in the city Jail. An officer from Ches-
ter arrived yesterday afternoon and
took Hoey back to Chester for trial.
1t is understood that there are also
probably other charges against him.
80. In the collapse Of a scaffold on
the farm of Mr.. Thomas Sparrow. In
the Union section Tuesday morning,
five men were more or less painfully
injured, though none Of them sustain
ed any permanent wounds. The in
jured were: George Riddle, collar
bone broken, flesh wounds; Ed Cald-
we'll, back strained: Reece Patrick,
head hurt, back strained, and thumb
Tom Sparrow, face and
shoulder bruised; Walter Wilson.
slightly injured. Most Of the men
were able to be up Wednesday but
were not in shape to work. They were
engaged in recovering a portion of
the roof Of a large barn for Mr.. Spar
row. A section Of the scaffolding
about the center had not been nailed
sufficiently strong. 1t gave way pre-
cipitating the entire squad about
twenty feet.