Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-25
WITHIN The TOWN

WITHIN THE TOWN
There have no doubt been Easter
Sundays equally as. perfect as las
Sunday; but they are not Of frequent
recurrence.
- The movies" are still drawing
large crowds and the audiences art
agreed that the promise to keep the
pictures up to their best are ,beint
lived up to. aim 10 r
There was considerable sprink
ling Of spring millinery in evidence
last Sunday; but most of 1t was worI
by out Of town visitors. The loca
people have as yet been only partially
supplied. r. 4..' 'ls.,1-.... u it.1. a
. Manager Wray says that from as.
surances he has received from ths
town and the country surrounding
there Is every reason to look for ar
overflow audience to see Coburn's
minstrels tonight. r .@ "s i't
= Rev. P. G.. Elsom, an evangelist
Of Hendersonville, n. c., began a Sc.
ries of meetings in the court house
last Sunday afternoon, and expects tc
continue services during the week a.
8 o'clock p. m. The court room wa:
pretty well filled at the opening SER
vice. - -, ..
The annual Easter election at the
Church Of the Good Shepherd resulted
as follows: Wardens-Geo. w. 8
Hart, M. c. Willis. Vestrymen-O
E. wilkins, r. C. Allen, r. A. Brat.
ton, Walter B. Moore, JOS. e. Hart
w. s. Willis, 8. Kenneth Lowry. Del
egates to Diocesan Council: Walter B
Moore, o. e. Wilkins, NJ, C.. Willis
Geo. w. s. Hart; Alternates-R. A
Bratton, r. c. Allein, Jos. E. Hart
8. Kenneth Lowry. ~ it...
- Easter was celebrated at the
Church Of the Good Shepherd anG
Trinity church last Sunday. Both
churches were beautifully decorated
for the occasion, Trinity in accord.
ance with color scheme Of white
and green, the Church Of the Coco
Shepherd being white and green with
a liberal mixture of pink carnations
There were unusually large congrega
tions at both churches .t.." aF
A representative Of the Southern
Power company was in Yorkville one
day last week making arrangement.
looking to the extension of the elec.
trio power lines to Cannon & Co.!
mill (the old York milD. The under
standing Is that the present plans Of
the new management call for the run
ling Of the entire mill by steam pow
er during the day and the spinning
department by electric power a.
night. There Is a lot Of general over
hauling being done throughout the
entire plant.
Among the papers found in the
home Of Miss Sarah Jane McAdams
who died In her cabin home on Lin
coin street last Saturday night, wa!
a copy Of the court order which made
her father, the late John McAdams, 6
naturalized citizen of the United
States. The petition upon which the
order was based is certified to by Geo
Steele, Edward Cunning and F. I. Er.
win, and the order Is signed by A. P
Butler, presiding judge. In his peti.
ton. Mr.. .McAdams stated that he
came to the United States on January
II, 1888. The copy of the order wa
made and certified by John Kuyken.
dal, clerk Of the court, on April 5
1914, the order having been filed ir
March, 1S41.
Miss Sarah Jane McAdams oi
Yorkville, was found dead in bed al
her home on Lincoln street Sunday
morning about 7.30 o'clock and was
buried in the old Yorkville cemetery
Sunday afternoon at o'clock, services
being conducted by Rev, E. E. Giles.
pie. Miss McAdams was born in Ches-
ter, Feb. %, 1874, and was the only
child Of the late John and Sarah
Montgomery McAdams. She moved tc
Yorkville with her parents in her ear
this place. She joined the Presbyterian
oh xfyha nd
past few years had been under the
care of the Presbyterian church oi
this place. Miss McAdams had beer
in bad health for two weeks or more
suffering from q complication of dis
eases, although her condition was moi
regarded as serious, and her death
Sunday morning was altogether unex-
pected.
AS was previously announced the
Moot Court" convened in the court
house last evening to try the case oi
Sallie Doe versus Col. /. W., Johnson
Hon. Walter M. Dunlap presided and
all the regular court officials were In
their accustomed places, with the ex-
ception Of the stenographer, whose
place was filled by Uncle Hannibal
Beatty, the court house janitor. Upon
the calling Of the case, the jurors were
found to be present as follows: Mes
danes Geo. w. s. Hart, Thos. F. Nc
Dow S. M. McNeel, w. F. Marshall
w. b. Moore, Miss Bessie Barron and
Miss Daisy Gist-all supposed to be
ardent suffragettes, and the remaining
five Of the jury were Messrs. ]. 8
Mackorell, S. C. Wood, Col. ]. G.
Wardlaw and Revs. Gillespie and
Oates. Messrs. John r. Hart and
Harry Foster represented the plain
tiff, Miss Sallie Doe, and Messrs
Brice and McDow were counsel for the
defendant, Col Johnson. The plain
tiff set forth in the complaint that the
defendant had been paying many at
tentions to her during a period OF
twenty years or more, that he had
won her love and affection, had spoken
many endearing words and assurances
to her and had finally asked her to
marry him which she consented to do
However, a. sudden change had come
upon Col. Johnson during the past
year. He seemed to no longer care
for Miss Sallie and since February
has had nothing whatever to- do with
her-has refused to make good his
promise Of marriage and has actually
Tilted her. and she therefore demand
ed damaged in the sum Of 100000. The
plaintiff stated further that she was Al
years Of age, was not a flirt and had
never loved any man save the Colonel
The answer of the defendant was a
complete denial Of each and every al
legation set forth in the complaint and
a. motion for a non-suit was made,
which Judge Dunlap promptly over
ruled. Several witnesses for the plain
tiff were called and all testified as to
the good character, great modesty and
all-round female loveliness Of Miss
Doe, while they pictured Col. johnson
as a man who appeared to be worth a
million or more whether he was or
not, that he was an incorrigible
"masher" and expressed their opinion
that he should marry the woman In
the case. Col. Johnson took the stand
in his own defense. He said he was
70 years of age, did not even know the
lady who preferred the suit against
him; but said that even II he was
guilty as charged he was surely insane