Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
asliseellaneous Reaaing.
WITH NEIGHBoRlNG EXCHANGES
Notes and Comments About Matters OF
Local Interest.

was under discussion yesterday
throughout the city which will meet
with a ready response on the part OF
the people of the city and not only the
city, but all Of Cherokee county. 1t IL
proposed that Garfney issue an invi-
tation to the Confederate veterans OF
South Carolina to hold their annual re-
union in Gaffney this year. Those who
were sounding the people as to their
ideas on the subject, met with spirit
of corporation which almost amounts
to an assurance that the reunion will
be a success in Gaffney, provided the
veterans can be persuaded to come
here
Chester Reporter, May II: Ell Mob
ley, who is charged with cutting Mr.
| S. D. Cross several weeks ago in an
encounter which occurred on Mr.
Cross Triplett plantation east Of the
city, was granted bond this morning by
Magistrate Mcclure in the sum of $4OO
The tond was promptly furnished, with
Messrs. R. S. Floyd of Kershaw and T.
D. Gregory of Lancaster, as bonds
men. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs
]. E. Poag died at the parents home at
the Eureka mill yesterday morning and
will be laid to rest in Evergreen Gem
etery this afternoon after funeral SER
vices at the house by Rev. J. L. Ben
nett. The most disastrous rain and
hail storm Of the present season In
Chester county, occurred in the Hazel
wood section yesterday morning. Mr.
| B. A. Ragsdale Of Rossville, whose farm
is in the area visited by this destruc-
tive storm, was in the city this morn
| ing, and in talking about the occur
renee said the storm was so severe
| that over much Of the territory visited
there will have to be complete re-
planting of the crop. The Kell place
the James Wylie place, and the l.. E
Sigmon place seem to be the planta-
tions that received the most damage
The territory in which the storm oc-
CURED was about a half-mile wide
and towards the center the downpour
of rain and hail was something fearful
Towards Cornwell there was also hail
but the crops in that vicinity do not
seem to have been badly hurt. :. Mr.
George r. Douglas, a well-known citi-
zen and former Confederate soldier
died last night at his home southwest
of the city after a brief illness. The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
followed by interment in woodward
graveyard. The deceased was about
| 70 years of age and leaves three chill
dren: Mr.. Samuel Douglas and Mes
danes w. w. Stokes and Robert Lee
all of this county. Mr.. Douglas made
a splendid soldier and has many
friends who will be grieved to hear OF
his DEATH. .Sallie Commodore, col
ored, was committed to Jail Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Bendiman for cut
ting another negro woman, Addie Mob
ley. The wounded woman is said to
be in a serious condition from the cuts
inflicted by her adversary, and the
Commodore woman may have to face
charge of murder. The cutting oc-
CURED at a colored church southeast
of the city, and both the principals In
the row live in the Torbit neighbor-
hood.
Gastonia Gazette, May II: Two
lads, giving their names rs Frank Pol
lock and Desco Thompson, were ar
raigned before Mayor Craig yesterday
morning on the charge of stealing an
automobile from the Charlotte base
ball grounds Wednesday afternoon
the machine being the property of Dr.
Frank Robinson, of Lowell, and left
outside the grounds by his son, Mr.
| Linwood Robinson. The boys were
found guilty and were bound over to
the next term of CASTOR county super
ior court under a bond of $500 each
| In default of the bond both were com
mitted to the county Jail. They were
also up on a charge of overspceding
within the city limits. They were
each fined IS and the costs in this
case. The details of the ride, the boys
story, the chase and the capture form
an interesting story. The first inti-
nation of the affair came to Chief
Carroll in the shape of a telephone
message from DR.. Robinson at Lowell,
conveying the intelligence that two
boys had been seen going through
Lowell driving his car, a Warren-De-
| troit go" and asking him to be on the
lookout for the joy-riders. Chief Car
roll, Policeman Hord and Mr.. Lark
| Ratchford went at once to the bridge
over the Interurban underpass al
awaited their coming. At the COM
mand to halt. the chauffeur only open
ed the throttle wider, and according to
spectators went up Airline street and
past the Falls house at a lively rate,
| hitting the ground only in the high
places" Turning down Pryor street
the joy-riders rode on, as they express
ed it, in their own words, It'll the
street ran out into a cotton field
There the machine refused to work and
they took to their heels. 1t was then
beginning to rain and the boys floun-
dered around in the mud for while
until by inquiry from a negro, they
found the road to Bcssemer City. AT
this point, bloodhounds were brought
out from Gastonia and put on their
trail According to eye-witnesses. the
hounds did beautiful work, keeping
right in behind the boys, one of whom
said that at one time one of the dogs
came up to him and then turned back.
A great crowd of men and boys had
followed the officers on the chase and
the woods to the north and west of
Gastunia, between Bessemer City and
Dallas were full Of pursuers. Gradual
ly all dropped out except Chief Carroll
and Officer Hord who kept on to Bes-
semer City, where they spent the night
Leaving there early yesterday morning
they started afoot toward Kings
Mounain following the railroad. From
tracks easily dscernible in the mud
from the recent rain they followed the