Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-27
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News Happenings In NelghbOrlng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.

Gaffney Ledger, Oct. %: The prop
erty of j. G. Fem, attached by Sher-
if w. w. Thomas, for the payment of
! 500 to the Blue Ribbon Shows, in
corporated, has been released under
| bond. The management of the carni-
val claims that Fem owes 1t 500
for concession privileges. The case
must be tried within 2l days after the
property is attached. ...... Criminal
court for Cherokee county, the fall
session, adjourned yesterday shortly
after IL o'clock. Judge Ernest Moore
Of Lancaster, who presided and Ste
nographer T. c. Perrin of Union, left
for their homes yesterday afternoon.
...... Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. RoXby Of
Datonia, Fla, passed through Gaffney,
last week, on their way from Ashe-
vile to their winter home, making the
trip in one-horse wagon. Mr.. RoXby
is an artist possessing comfortable
financial means, and this mode Of
travelling was selected in order that
he might have opportunity to crafty
his artistic taste. From Ashevilie to
Datonia is about 700 miles; Mr.. and
Mrs. Roxby calculated to cover the
distance in about twenty-five days.
While in Gaffney, they stopped with
Mr. and Mrs w. H. Bird. ..... Mr.. VIM.
Harris Of Atlanta, spent Wednesday
night in the city. He Is walking from
Atlanta to Washington, pulling a
boys express wagon with him. He
carries a message from the mayor Of
Atlanta to President Wilson. Harris
continued on his journey yesterday
morning. ...... In Federal court at
Greenville Tuesday, D. l.. Sprouse, a
Cherokee county farmer was sentenc-
ed to spend three months in the Spar
inn n
5000 upon being found guilty Of vio-
lating the dispensary laws. Sprouse
has been convicted number Of times
in the county courts on the same
charge, and has twice been pardoned
by Governor Cole l.. Blease. ......
Coroner J. S. Vinesett has collected
for and is ready to pay the men who
have served on coroner's juries or in
quest during the past three months,
in accordance with the law passed at
the last session Of the general assem-
bly,. The law provides for each juror
to be paid SO cents per diem and b
cents per mile one way. MIR. Vinesett
has held three inquests since this
statute went into effect, and any Of the
Jurors who have not yet received pay
for their services will be paid for
application to the coroner. .....A new
style smoothing harrow that promises
to reyolutionize the farming industry,
has just been perfected by Mr.. E. L.
wilkins, who has been working upon
this invention for the past several
months. The instrument as perfected
by Mr.. wilkins, will pulverize every
inch Of ground over which 1t passes,
being so constructed that 1t will glide
over rocks and stumps and fall per-
pendicularly by the side OF the OBJ
stacle over which 1t passes. .Messrs.
George Jones, John F'lamont and OIL
lie Muller Of Norfolk, Va, spent wed
nesday night in the city. They are
travelling from New York to San Fran
cisco in a covered wagon, and are at
tempting to make their expenses by
selling postcards. 80. Stockholders OF
the Merchants and Farmers bank will
meet this morning in the parlors or
the bank to decided the proposition OF
surrendering it's state charter and
making application to become ma
tional bank. All stockholders are re-
quested to attend the meeting.
Chester Reporter, Oct. %: Mesdames
]. T. Bigham, J. G. L. White, j. g.
Dale and A. G. Brice and Miss Josie
Bigham are attending the Woman,s
Missionary conference Of the A. K.
P. church at Winnsboro. -. AT
meeting Of the creditors of Mr.. ]. F.
Poag, Tuesday morning, Mr.. r. L.
Douglas was elected trustee, and No
yember 7th, was selected as the date
for the sale Of the stock. k..... Rev. ID.
G.. Phillips, d. D., and DR.. j. b. Big
ham attended the meeting OF the FIRST
A. R. presbytery at Neely's Creek A.
R. P. church, Tuesday and yesterday.
Chester train met with slight acci-
dent, yesterday afternoon about eight
and one-half miles from Chester, as
result Of which the track was torn
up for the distance Of few yards
and three freight cars were derailed.
After some delay the passengers were
transferred to freight car and
brought to Chester. No one was hurt.
The wo-story residence of Mrs.
Maggie H. Hafner on Elizabeth street,
near the Southern passenger station
was almost totally destroyed by hre
| between two and three o'clock this
morning. When the fire was discov-
cred the roof was falling in, and ef-
forts to save the structure and con-
tents availed very little. Mrs. Hafner
| is undecided as to the origin Of the
| fire. There was insurance amounting
| to $1,000 on the house and $1,10O on
| the furniture. AS the result OF
prelminares held yesterday before
| Magistrate ]. j. Mcclure, the cases
against Messrs. Jack Doster, P. A
| Jackson, John Triplett and w. n
| James, managers of the three clups
which were raided two weeks ago by
| Sheriff Colvin and his deputies, were
sent up for trial in the circuit
court. The preliminaries were held
at the county court house and attract
ed a large crowd, who listened intently
| to the proceedings. AS usual in a
proceeding of this kind, the state en-
| deavored to bring out only so mucf
| of it's evidence as would result IT
| binding the defendants over to the
| higher court, while the defense salts
fed itself with attempting to weak
en- and impeach that evidence, in ar
effort to have the case thrown out
The attorneys made brief arguments II
| the Doster case, but submitted the
others to the court on the evidence
| and without argument. w. M. Adair
a detective in the employment Of the
| w. j. Roark Detective Agency OF
| Charlotte, was a witness in the Dos
| ter and Jackson cases, along WITT
Messrs w. C. Hedgpath and Jas. q
Howe, while in the Triplett anc
James case, Sheriff Colvin, Deputy
| C. Y. Young and Mr.. c. o. Hill, agen
of the Southern railway, were placed
on the stand. The detective swore tC
alleged purchases Of intoXicants, while
the testimony Of the Sheriffs force:
had to do only with the amount ol
stock they found on hand at the time
| of the raid, etc. United States retal
| liquor dealers license, introduced b!
Messrs ]. c. Mcclure and j. II. Marion
who conducted the prosecution, als(
formed part Of the evidence submitted
against the defendants. Post l
Chester's hustling organization o.
travelling men, have as their dis
tingushed guests today, Messrs. t. NJ
Logan of st. Louis, national T. +. A
secretary and w. A. Livingstone o
| Orangeburg, and Jno. w. Lillard ol
| Columbia, president and secretary
respectively Of the state organization.
Gastonia Gazette, Oct. %: DR.. w. II
Hoffman who has been spending the
summer in Philadelphia with his son
| Mr.. Miles Hoffman, arrived in the
city, Wednesday, and will be here fol
a short time before going to Miami
Fla, to spend the winter months. DR.
Hoffman's many friends are always
| delighted to see him. The Western
North Carolina conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, vii
meet in it's annual session in Centra