Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-20
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Oct. 16: Mrs. Nan
ME Hambright was given verdict OF
SIS, 900 against the Southern Railway
company by jury in the court or
common pleas, Tuesday afternoon.
w. G. Wilkins was foreman of the
jury. Mrs Hambright was asking for
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for the
death Of her husband, j. M. Ham
bright, which occurred at a crossing
in November, 1911. Hearing this case
consumed two days Of the courts
time. A verdict for the defendant
was found in each Of the cases of
Phillips versus the Southern Railway
company, and Phillips versus the Sou
thern Railway company, the two cases
being tried together. Riley Philips
was asking for damages in the sum OF
81, 900 and his brother, j. d. Phillips,
in the sum of $4,000. The plaintiffs
suffered injury while driving across
] the Limestone street railroad crossing,
when their wagon was struck by
March Of last year. The plaintiffs
alleged that the accident was occa-
stoned by reason Of the railroad s
negligence, while the defendants made
the same allegations in regard to the
plaintiffs. This case occupied the
court throughout Wednesday. Upon
| the conclusion of the Phillips cases
a jury was drawn to hear the case OF
Lipscomb versus Alexander and the
remainder of the venire dismissed.
| Alexander is suing Lipscomb for $125
| in payment for a mule. The case had
not been finished yesterday afternoon.
| The attention of his honor, Judge
Moore, will probably be devoted to
| H., nd o.
day. All other cases upon the roster
were continued until next court for
various reasons. :. The canned vege-
tables and fruits selected from the
| Girls Tomato club exhibited at the
court house last Saturday, for the
| Cherokee county booth at the state
fair, have been stored in the Baker
building at 412 North Limestone
street These products will be sent
to Columbia, next week. After the
fair, they will be returned to the pro-
ducers. DR.. c. A. Rldley' VINO
conducted a revival meeting at the
Cherokee avenue Baptist church during
the past two weeks, returned 10 MS
home in Atlanta, Wednesday. The re-
yiyal was the most successful one eV-
er held at a Gaffney church or any de-
nomination. One hundred and twenty
people joined the church, OF Whlch
one hundred were by baptism, while
more than two hundred made profess
sions Of faith. DR.. Ridley Will prop
ably be asked to return next year 10
conduct another revival meetlng... .''
Among the new courses Of study IN
troduced in the high school depart
ment Of the Central graded school by
Superintendent j. Harvey Wither-
spoon is memory training. In this
course the pupils Of the eighth, ninth
and tenth grades will be required 10
learn by heart" one long poem each
month. The poem learned this month
by the pupils is The Sword of Robert
Lee" by Abram Joseph Ryan: For
next month Columbus" by Joseph
Miller, will be memoriZed. Each OF the
poems studied will be published In the
Ledger. E. That Cherokee county farm-
ers have been convinced of the folly
of continuing to raise large quantities
of cotton to the exclusion of all other
farm products is shown by the large
number of Cole grain drills that have
been placed by the Smith Hardware
company this season. This firm has
been an ardent advocate for the reduc-
ton Of the production OF cotton ana
| increasing the grain crops by local
farmers. -. Miss Clara Estelle God
frey and Mr.. William June Painter
were married last Sunday, the cere-
mony being performed by PROBATE
Judge w. d. Kirby. There are three
murder cases upon the docket FOR the
next session OF the court OF general
sessions for Cherokee county, which
will convene at the court house next
| Monday morning. Two of the cases
are negroes, while the third is a case
against Hal Sparks, who shot ana
| killed a negro, Nose Moorhead, during
fight on West Robinson street sew
eral weeks ago. Judge Ernest Moore
| of Lancaster, who has been SlttlnS at
the court of common pleas this week,
will preside over the court or general
sessions also. Besides the murder
cases there are numerous others, -
offenses ranging from larceny, forgery
assault, ETC., to arson.
Fort Mill Times, Oct. IS: 1nforma-
ton has been received by Mayor A. X.
McElhaney that the work Of installing
the pipe lines for Fort Mills water
works system will be started Monday
morning. This work 1t is expected,
will furnish employment for quite
number who have been without EN-
ployment since the two cotton mills OF
| the town closed down. go. MIR. Charles
Ross. a we'll known resident OF Pleas
ant Valley community, died at his nome
Thursday morning after an illness eH-
tending over several weeks. Mr.. ROSS
was 60 years of age. He was sue
cessful farmer and was held in
esteem in the community in which he
lived. He married Miss Lula Wilson
| of Fort Mill, who with seven children,
five sons and two daughters, survives.
Deceased was a member OF the Bap-
tist church. Mrs. Mamie kiZer, wlfe
of Mr. James kiZer, a well known
farmer of Steel Creek, died at her
home Thursday night, after an illness
| of about one week. Mrs hlZer before
marriage was a Miss Bayne, sister
of Mr.. j. C. Bayne Of Fort Mill, ana Is
survived by her husband ana one
child. The funeral and burial took
place Friday. The statement in
the Times several weeks ago to the
effect that the piping for the water
works system would cost about $l,OOO
| more at present than under the former
contract was erroneous, according TO a
| member Of the water commission. II
| seems that when bids for the pipe line
were re-opened, the bids were based
upon an advanced price in the piping,
but the commission was aDle 10 nolu
| the pipe concern to the original prices
and the lines will cost practically the
|
Der of Fort Mill citizens have been
raided by thieves during the last lew
nights, and in several instances but
few of the feathery tribe escaped the
rogues. MIR. j. Walker Lynn, who
has been assisting the chief of police
of this city for some time, has been
appointed city night watchman ana
began his duties as such TUESDAY
night. The store of the Barber
Mercantile company, about five miles
east of Fort Mill, was entered by bur-
glars, Saturday night, and large quan
tity of merchandise was stolen. IL Is
said that the thieves used a wagon 10
convey the goods away. The cash
drawer in the store was riiied. put
from this only few pennies was tax
en-. At last information nothing was
known as to who the depredatorS
were There has been general
exodus of mill employees from Fort
Mill during the present week on ac-
count of the shutting down of the
two cotton mills Of this city.
Chester Reporter, Oct. IS: The en-
gagement of Miss Wrenn Hafner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Hat-
ner. to Mr. Larry B. billiard of Clin-
ton. has been announced, the wedding
to take place on Wednesday, Nov. -