Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
Mistel(anrous 4eadiua.
WITH NEIeHBoRINe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

Rock Hill Record, January 2: Mr..
S. S. Plexico Of this city received a
telegram last Thursday from his son
Fred. in Memphis, Tenn, stating that
his home had been destroyed by fire
the night before and was only partly
covered by insurance. Mr.. PleXico
was married on October IL and had
lust gone to housekeeping. .....A
rather unusual sight was witnessed by
representative Of the Record ana
others at the National Union Bank
one morning last week, that Of one OF
our merchants bringing his cash for
previous days sales to the bank In TIN
buckets. The amount he brought was
about thousand dollars and OF that
there was so much of it in silver that
he had put II into two tin buckets IN
order to be able to get it to the bank
easily. The Fennell lnfirmary OF
Rock Hill has been chartered with
capital stock of $1,000. The officers
are: DR.. w. w. Fennell, president;
Dr.. DaVlQ Lyle SeSiSIais e'iN
er, Master Robert Bryant had the
misfortune to get severely burned
handling fireworks on Christmas day
Chester Reporter, January I: Capt
c. B. Skipper, former superintendent
of the Eureka Mill, but now located
in Lancaster had the misfortune to
break his ankle while alighting from
train at the Southern depot in this
city Wednesday. The break Is bad
one. and Capt Skipper will probably
be laid up for several weeks. Jim
Crosby, colored, a York county negro
who escaped from the chain gang OF
that county after serving three weeks
of a two years sentence. was arrested
in this city Saturday evening by OFF,
GERS Gibson and Grant and turned
over to Mr.. Banks Ashe, of McCon-
nellsville, who had been on the look
out for the fugitive since his escape
and located him here. $500. Mr.. Har-
nv M. Williams, who has been suffer-
ing for several weeks from the effects
of being bitten on the hand by a cat
remains about the same, with no
marked improvement noticeable; and
his condition is such as to make his
family and friends exceedingly appre-
hensive. :. From July l, 1911. when
the marriage license law went into
effect, until Dec. S1st. the close OF the
wear, Judge Of Probate ]. H. Nc
Daniel, issued III marriage licenses.
OF this number forty-nine were issued
to white couples and 1872 to negroes.
Gaffney Ledger, January 2: The new
steel road drags purchased by the
county have been given a trial on the
CITY streets, and are found to be most
satisfactory. The streets Of the city
were scarcely better than country
roads after the recent severe rains
and the drags improved them quite
good deal. &. . Mr.. Charles Jones,
Clemson college cadet, home for the
holidays, and the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Jones, was quite seriously in
jured Saturday morning, while out
hunting on his brothers farm near this
city. The young man was hunting, and
spying some game, threw up his gun
to fire. The weapon caught in his
clothing, the gun being discharged
and the shot taking effect in his fore
head. Medical examination revealed
the fact that the shot had not pene-
trated the skull, but had torn large
portion of the flesh away from his face.
All possible assistance was rendered
and it is stated that he is now getting
along nicely. -. Mr.. Columbus Null
linax, a prominent and respected plant
er Of the Wilkinsville section, died at
his home near that place on Wednes-
day morning, after an illness of almost
one year. He was native Of this
county, and had spent his life in the
section in which he died. His condi-
ton had been serious for some weeks
and little hope had been entertained
for his recovery.