Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-13
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Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

of Local Interest.
Rock Hill Record, February 9: This
lafternoon about 2.30 an alarm of fire
was turned in from Brooklyn, a ne
gro suburb of the city. The fire COM
pany responded promptly and found
a house occupied by negro woman
named Susie Benton, on fire. This was
Totally destroyed and the roof burned
lon another one adjoining. The houses
belonged to Mr.. ]. Barron Steele and
the loss was partly covered by insur-
ance "A 2-year-old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Long of the Highland
Park mill village, died this morning
and its remains were buried in Lau-
redwood cemetery this afternoon.
Gastonia Gazette, February 9: Mr.:
George A. Gray, Sr., president ana
treasurer Of the Gray Manufacturing
company and one Of the best known
cotton goods manufacturers Of the
state, died at 1920 o'clock yesterday
morning at the city hospital, follow
ling an illness of little more than
three weeks. Very few people in the
town knew of his desperate illness,
and, hence, the announcement OF his
death came as a distinct shock. Up
It'll Wednesday his physicians had some
hope for his recovery, but Wednesday
night he suffered a serious setback and
grew rapidly worse. 1t was known
early in the morning that the end was
but a few hours off. In the early hours
of the morning Mr.. Gray became un-
conscious. Four weeks ago he was
operated on for appendicitis and was
recovering satisfactorily from the ef-
fects of the operation when, 10 days
ago, he developed a slight case OF
pneumonia. He battled bravely against
the disease with his strong physique,
but was unable to overcome 1t.
Chester Lantern, February.s: Some
little interest was aroused by the visit
of Deputy Collector Fouche, of the
| U. S. internal revenue forces, this
week. The collector levied the
amount of the United States license,
with penalty for delay in payment, up
on several local dealers in soft drinks,
who have been convicted in the city
court for violation of the Sunday law.
| Mr.. w. w. Bendiman Is now
Sheriff Colvin's deputy, since the res
Iignation of Mr.. Ernest T. Hardin, who
will 60 back to farming. Mr.. Bendi-
man was formerly guard on the chain
gang and no doubt will make good
officer. Mr.. S. o. McKeown, su-
perintendent Of the county chaingang.
who was operated on for appendicitis
at the Magdalene hospital Saturday
morning and whose condition has been
extremely critical ever since, with the
chances not very much in his favor,
manifests decidedly encouraging symp-
toms today, and the physicians now
have some hope of his recovery.
The burning out Of a chimney In the
residence Of Mr.. Carl Latimer, about
Z o'clock yesterday evening, was the
cause Of rather a disastrous run by the
hose wagon. In attempting to make
the turn at Wylie street at high speed
the wagon ran on to the postoffice side
walk and missed capsizing by a very
narrow margin, both horses being
thrown down by the shock, and one Of
them, the gray, being pretty badly cut
up about the knees. Several Of Ches-
ter's volunteer firemen, who were rid
ing on the wagon, alighted with more
speed than grace, and it Is extremely
fortunate that no serious injury was
suffered.
Chester Reporter, February 9: The
store of Mr.. T. B. Gibson at Leeds,
was broken into and robbed Monday
evening, a considerable quantity of
merchandise being stolen, most Of 1t
being shoes and wearing apparel.
From the information sent in 1t seems
that the stolen goods comprise six
pairs of shoes, three pairs Of slippers,
one 22-calibre rifle and two hats. A
white man, stranger, who was seen
lettering around the village Monday
evening, is suspected of the crime. He
told the townspeople that he was 60
ing off on No. Al, which he probably
did after robbing the Gibson store. He
is described as tall, slender and
smoothly shaven; had on a light suit
of clothes and a light cap. 80. Last
night the stores of ]. C.. Faris and w.
B. Simpson, at Catawba Junction, were
destroyed by fire, the contents and
structures being a total loss. 1t Is
thought that the fire was of incendiary
origin as the rear door of Mr.. Simp-
sons store was open when the fire was
discovered. The loss will amount to
nearly $4,000, partially covered by
insurance q. E. Deputies Bendiman and
Hardin, after a spirited and extended
chase, arrested Bob Wilks, colored,
yeste' day afternoon in the Armenia
neighborhood and committed him to
Jail on the charge of stealing a horse
from Mr.. ]. o. Darby Of r. F. D. 4,
Sunday evening. 1t is claimed that
Wilks wanted to go to Yorkville in
quest of a marriage license, and in his
I1ilhlSly NiiS SSi NiSSS VA
Mr.. Darby's horse without the owners
consent. He must have stolen bug
gy from some one else for when seen
later by some parties who recognized
Mr.. Darby's horse he was driving
along I'm a buggy. When hailed he
fed, leaving horse and outfit The
buggy is at Mr.. Darby's and may be
secured by the rightful owner after
identifying property. Again the
man under arrest proved not to be w.
f. Perry, who is wanted here for the
murder of Langdon l.. Boozer. in 1905.
In answer to Sheriff Colvin's wire on
Monday Sheriff Jesse A. Beard of Col
umbus, Ga, replied: Perry not under
arrest here" A letter received yester-
day by Sheriff Colvin from Henry
Truesdale, the man who is trying to
capture Perry, said the man he had
under surveillance at Columbus tailed
perfectly with the description of Per-
ry except as to scars. He had no scars
while Perry, ii will be remembered, at