Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-26
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Negro Released.

Negro Released.
George Blair, arrested some time ago
on a charge of making improper pro-
posals to a young white girl, has been
released from custody, there being no
established charge against him.
Rock Hills First Bale.
The first bale Of new crop York
county cotton for this year was sold in
Rock Hill last Friday by Mr.. Horace
Brown of Bethesda township to John
T. Roddey, for IL cents pound.
Transferred to Bethesda.
The trial of the people charged with
| disorder at the Ancona cotton mill re-
Gently, has been transferred from Mag
istrate Corners court to the court OF
Magistrate Crawford in Bethesda
township.
Rain Interferes With Picnic.
There was no picnic at Ogden last
Saturday on account Of the inclement
weather. The sky looked cloudy at
Ogden Saturday morning and threat
ened rain, consequently only few
people came to the picnic grounds. Su-
perintendent of Education Carroll left
for Ogden from the Philadelphia pic
mic, Saturday afternoon and had gotten
about half way when he was informed
that the picnic had been postponed un-
til Friday, August 20.
Mr.. Burgess Corn.
Mr.. ]. C. Burge of Yorkville, No. 3,
is very well pleased with his prospects
for good corn crop on his five acres
of crimson clover land. He says that
while the yield viii not be as large as
1t would have been had there been
more rain, still he believes the yield
will be much larger than It would have
been without the crimson clover being
turned under. Mr.. Burge says he will
sow twenty-five or thirty acres Of
crimson clover this fall.
Inquest by the Coroner.
i Coroner Louthian on last Friday
held an inquest over the dead body Of
Sara Tate, a young negro woman Of
23. who had died in the Fennell mfr
mary during the morning. Before her
death the woman made dying state
ment with reference to her condition.
The jury found that death was due to
peritonitis; but did not attempt to be
very specific in fixing responsibility.
The young woman was sent to the hos
pital from the vicinity of Tirzah, where
there has been more or less talk about
the case.
Mcknight -soweIl.
Il Chester Lantern, yesterday: Miss
Zula Mcknight, the attractive and
lovely daughter of Mrs. ]. C. Mcknight
Of Yorkville, R. F. D. 4. was quietly
married this morning to Mr.. Hubert
, Carnes Sowell Of Van Wyck. by Judge
]. J. Mcclure In his Office in the Lam
tern building at Las o'clock. The bride
taught at Van Wyck last year and has
number Of friends in this city. Mr..
Sowell is a prominent planter and is
also associated with the Catawba Press
, Brick company at that place. They
will spend the night in the city and
will leave tomorrow morning for Ker-
, shaw, where they will spend few
days visiting relatives, after which
they will be at home at Van Wyck.
, Shooting in Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Record, Monday: Rufus
Jordan, 16 years old, shot Mason
Brown in the face with shotgun
Saturday afternoon at the Highland
Park Mill. Jordan states that Brown
was drunk and cursing his mother and
he, in order to stop him, had to use his
gun, Brown being a man and Jordan
just boy. Brown was taken to the
Fennell Infirmary and Jordan placed
} in the lookup to await the effect of
Browns injuries. The police this morn
ing finding that the case was not with
! in the Jurisdiction Of the Recorder,
turned the boy over to Constable Allen
and when brought by him before Mag
istrate Wingate the latter informed the
|, constable that no one had preferred
|; charges against the boy or no warrant
had been sworn out by any one, and he
ordered the constable to release him.
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