Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-29

cial agent Of the census bureau, the
total amount Of cotton ginned in York
county prior to December 13, 1914. was
36. 204 bales, against 37.166 bales prior
age caused by the hail storm Of July
accounts for considerably more than
the difference.
chains ans Raises Hogs.
The York county chaingang raised
number of hogs this year. several Of
which they killed recently. The gang
had a good many hogs in the spring,
but several died at times when the
convicts were moving from place to
place. While there Is not near enough
hog meat to supply the convicts. still
they have been feasting on hog and
hominy during the holidays.
He Paid Very Dear.
The horse and buggy belonging to
Samuel Cloneger. which was seized
during a raid on an Illicit distillery
near Kings Mountain battle-ground.
several weeks ago, mention Of which
was made In The Enquirer at the
time, was sold at auction In Glover,
last Wednesday. The mare and bug
gy was bought by the owner for the
sum Of $50.
Shooting At Kings Crock.
A man named Norman was accident
ally shot by his son, at Kings Creek,
last Saturday night. the wound being
inflicted with pistol From such In
formation as Is available the father
and son were handling the weapon at
Westmoreland's store at Kings Creek,
when 1t was discharged. The wound
ed man was taken to Smyrna, where
DR.. B. N. Miller dressed the injury,
which Is not considered serious.
Bitten BY Mad Dog.
Mr.. Ernest Patton Of Roddeys, was
bitten by his setter dog last week,
and thinking that possibly the dog
might have rabies. he took It's head
to Columbia. The examination de-
veloped the fact that the setter was
infected with hydrophobia- Mr.. Pat
ton began taking the Pasteur treat
ment at once, and thus far no serious
veloped.
Homicide Near Ogden.
A negro man. whose name Sheriff
Brown had been unable to learn up to
noon yesterday. beat his son to death
with a stick. in the vicinity Of Ogden
station last Tuesday. The father, for
some reason became enraged at his
son. and seizing stick broke his
skull. The boy survived the attack
only few hours. Coroner Black held
an inquest over the remains Tuesday
evening. The alleged murderer has
not been captured.
Much Grain In Bethel.
At least three times as much wheat
and oats has been sown in Bethel
township. this fall. than was sown
last year. That Is the opinion Of sew
eral substantial citizens Of Bethel.
with whom the reporter talked re-
Gently. One man said that many
people were sowing pretty near as
much wheat as oats, and that II the
seasons were good, there would be
very nearly enough raised to supply
everybody in the township.
For the Hail Sufferers.
The committee in charge of the dis:
tribution Of the funds for the hail
storm sufferers Of Bethel township,
left the doors Of Bethel church open
on Christmas day in order to give
disposed. chance to leave packages
Of clothing, food or other articles for
those who were In urgent need. Quite
a number Of people left contributions
at the church during the day in spite
Of the rain and rough roads.
Have Returned to Camp.
The eleven convicts who, In charge
Of Guards Cook and Robinson, have
been building the bridge on the Salu-
da road, five miles from Rock Hill,
finished the work there last week and
on last Wednesday were brought to
to Glover over the c. & NV, We'd
nesday morning. The eleven convicts
are now at the camp In Bethel
township, and the total number now
at the camp is about sixty.
Highest In Three Years.
Crowder's Creek was higher last
Friday and Saturday, that at any
time during the past three years, ac-
cording to a number Of people living
nearby. Not since the big freshet,"
more than three years ago, had the
swift creek reached the, high level
the day after. Neither Riddles or
Davis mills were able to run Satur-
day and owing to the large amount
Of sand washed up near the mill ma
chinery, II would have been impos-
sible to grind yesterday.
Miekle- Hood.
A few relatives and friends Of the
contracting parties gathered at the
Hoodtown, last Wednesday afternoon
Tn xIyffn q mo or-T-tQ 90 nf thar
daughter, Miss Clara, to Mr.. Clarence
Hood. The home was prettily decor
ated for the occasion, the decorations
consisting Of holly, ivy, ferns and
other plants neatly arranged. Rev. H.
B. Hardy Of Hickory Grove performed
the ceremony. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Hood have many friends and acquain-
tances in the community In which
they will reside.
York Registrars Appointed.
James A. Hayne, NJ. D., of CO.
lumbia, state registrar. has appointed
registrars in seven Of the nine town.
ships in York county. The vital sta
tistics law, under which these regis
trars are required to keep a record OF
each birth and death in their respec-
tive townships, goes into effect Jan.
l. Following are those who have
Deen appointed reSlStrdTS III IOTh
county to date M. ]. Walker, York:
H. A. Quinn, Bethel; ]. R. Miller.
Catawba; 8. H. Love, Bethesda; w.
S. Brice, Broad River; ]. E. McAllil-
ey. Bullock's Creek; o. s. Link, Fort
Mill.
More Pardons and Paroles.
Governor Blease on yesterday grant
ed pardons and paroles In A cases.
Some Of the pardons were Of convicts
who had already been paroled, and
were granted for the purpose Of re-
storing citizenship. Most Of the con-
victs who received clemency, however.
were serving terms either in the peni-
tentiary. or on the state farms or on
the various county cAaingangs. Nine
were in the penitentiary. The only
York county convict included in the
list was Andrew Hardwick, colored,
who was convicted Of manslaughter
in 1910, and sentenced to ten years. He
was serving his time on the York
county chaingang.
swiek. o'FarreiI.
A marriage which came as a sur
prise to many friends and acquain-
tances, was that which occurred In
Spartanburg yesterday afternoon when
Miss Annie Laura Swick became the
wife of Mr. Thomas O'Farrell Rev w.