Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

Mary williams, president, told OF an
interesting historical circumstance of
local interest that has not previously
appeared in print. Her statement re-
lated to the presentation to the state
division at its recent annual meeting
in Edgefield, Of the old flag Of the Ca
tawba Light Infantry, by the 8. d.
Barron chapter Of Ebenezer The file
Of The Enquirer for February 2S, 1851,
contains lengthy account Of the pre-
sentation of O new flag-the gift of
the ladies Of the North Batallion-to
the Catawba Light Infantry on the
Saturday previous. The address OF
presentation was made by Rev. w. I.
Hall and Capt. Glenn responded In be-
half Of his company. He then turned
the flag over to G. A Patrick the color
sergeant
The Court House Contract.
The contract for the erection Of the
new county court house was awarded
to the Travers-Wood company OF
Richmond and the contract for the
heating and plumbing to the Rock Hill
Heating and Plumbing Co. The bio
Of the Travers-Woo company was
S70.994 as stated in The Enquirer OF
last Friday, and the bid Of the Rock
Hill Heating and Plumbing Co., was
$2,560. The bids for the heating and
plumbing did not come within the
limits Of the available money, and the
lowest bidders along with others were
asked to make additional bids on
basis Of various proposed substitu-
tions of less expensive materials. AS
the result Of these substitutions the
aggregate bid was cut down to $780,
06S, and the total figures for heating
and plumbing run up close to 500,
600. The compensation OF the archi-
tect will come on top OF this.
State vs. Highland Park.
Rock Hill Record: Judge H. A. M
Smith of the United States district
court, has recently filed decree in the
case Of E. G. Steele and others against
the Highland Park Manufacturing
company. This was most interesting
case from legal standpoint; 1t IN.
yolyed the title to a certain tract oi
land-about 80 acres all together
lying on the outskirts Of ROCK Hill
upon which the main plant and houses
company are located. Briefly the case
arose from the following state ol
facts: Years ago-in 1S60-John
Steele, Sr., granted to one OF his sons
certain tract of land containing 4sA
acres. BY the terms Of the instru-
ment one undivided half was to DC
held In trust for the use and beneh'
of John G.. Steele, the grantor's
grandson, during. his life; as to this
one-half, John G. Steele was given the
power of disposition by will, and In
default of that this one-half inter
est was to go at his death to his
heirs. John G. Steele in 1858 at
tempted to convey this whole tract by
general warranty deed, and by sue
cessive conveyances part OF the
property came into the hands or de-
fendant. John G. Steele died in l9oe
without having made a will, and his
heirs s-at-law, claiming the land under
the provisions of the deed above
stated, brought the action to recover
their one-half interest. The defend
ants contention was that under GER
tain rules of law, John G. Steele al
time Of his conveyance, had an ap-
solute fee as to his one-half interest,"
and could and did convey good title
The question went before the supreme
court of South Carolina in another
case by the same plaintiff several
years ago. and the supreme court de,
cided that the plaintiffs were entitled
to recover their interest. This case
having been in the United States court
because the defendant was foreign
corporation, practically the same
questions arose, and Judge Smith In
his decree, as to the legal question
involved, follows for various reasons
the opinion Of the supreme court OIL
South Carolina, and orders par
tition of the lands here involved De
tween the parties-one-half to each
The attorneys were Finley & Marion
of Yorkville, and Mccullough, Mar
tin and Blythe Of Greenville. FOL
plaintiffs; Spencer & Spencer of York
Vile and Gillett & Guthrie OF Char
lotte, for defendant.