Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-30
LOCAL LAcONICS.
Hoodtown Masons.

| TIOOutOWH
The Masonic lodge of Hoodtown in
stalled its officers last Saturday after
noon for the next Masonic year. The
installation was public and banquet
was an enjoyable feature of the occa-
sion.
Death of J. r. Mcknight.
Mr.. John r. Mcknight died at his
home near Kings Creek on December
q, aged Sc years. He was son Of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. r. Mcknight, and
was unmarried. He Is survived by one
brother, Mr. C. M. Mcknight, and one
| sister Miss ]. c. Mcknight The fu-
| neral services were conducted at
Beersheba on December 28, by Rev. F.
Ray Riddle, assisted by Rev. Lacy
Little.
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Killing Near LowryviIIe.
Coroner Louthian was called to the
McNeel place near Lowryville. Sun
day to hold an inquest over the body
Of Dave Montgomery, a negro. who
was shot last Tuesday and died Sun
day. Frank and Edgar House. ne
groes, are in Jail charged with the
killing. 1t seems that the negroes had
some trouble Tuesday morning in re-
gard to some wood, and Ed House
had hit the dead negro with a stick.
Later in the day Montgomery met the
two House negroes driving a wagon
and demanded that they stop, declar-
ing that he was going to kill some
body. AS he made a motion to get his
weapon, Frank House drew a pistol
and shot him. The verdict of the cor
oner's jury was that Dave Montgom-
cry came to his death by a gunshot
wound at the hands Of Frank House
with Ed House as accessory.
Death of J. @. Howe.
Mr.. ]. @. Howe died at his home in
Rock Hill, last Sunday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock, after a long and tedious
illness with cancer Of the stomach.
Mr.. Howe was son Of the late ]. ].
Howe who was killed in the war, and
was born near Davis's mill in Bethel
township about Sc years ago; but
spent the greater part Of his life near
Glover. He was magistrate for Kings
Mountain township for about four
years. He married Miss Matte Love,
of the Glover neighborhood, and NOV
ed to the vicinity Of Newport in 1901.
Later he bought farm near Mt. Hol-
ly, but gave it up a few weeks ago
on account of failing health and NOV
ed to Rock Hill. He is survived by his
widow and one son, James L. Howe,
who is about 26 years Of age. There
are no other relatives closer than
cousins. The funeral took place at
the house on yesterday afternoon at
1.3O, and the interment was at Ebe-
nezer, the services being conducted
by Rev. ]. T. Dendy.
Novel Taxation Idea.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. w. S. Per-
cival, supervisor Of Bethesda town.
ship, has a new plan for raising funds
with which to improve the roads of
the township. He Is circulating a pc
tition, which has been numerously
signed by taxpayers in his own town
ship, to levy a tax Of 81 on all horses
and mules in the township three years
old and over, this amount to be ex-
pended on the roads and bridges of
the county and the party paying the
tax can specify which roads his mon
ey shall be spent on. In case parties
do not wish to pay the tax of one dol |
lar per head they are to give one day S |
work for each horse or mule. From |
the number Of signatures Mr.. Percival
had on the petition 1t looks as though |
the people of his township mean to |
do things. He said he was going to !