Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04

having entered one arm and come out
the other Sheriff. was shot twice, dy-
ing about thirty minutes after the af-
fair. The fight was the result OF a
long standing grudge between the two
men. Mr. G. G. Phillips, boarding
house proprietor Of Dante, with whom
Allison boarded. brought the young
mans body home. No word Of the al
fair had been received in Gaffney un-
til he arrived with the corpse on South
ern train number II, Friday afternoon
In talking Of the affair, Mr.. Phillips
said that Allison, or Mosely as he knew
him, had been in Dante about a year,
during which time he worked in the
shops Of the c. c. & o. railroad. He
enjoyed the reputation Of being quiet
Industrious, likeable young man.
Sheriff., according to Mr.. Phillips, was
blockade distiller. On last Wednes-
where Allison was working, and beat
him up severely, using a steel pipe.
Young Allison then went to his board
ing house, secured a gun and returned
to the shop. In the meantime, Sheriff.
had been looking for him twice, and
returned a third time within a few
minutes. AS soon as he appeared in
the door Allison drew his gun, but
upon the first attempt it hung fire,
giving Sheriff. an opportunity to draw
his. The two men opened fire stimuli
taneousy, Sheriff. being struck twice
and Allison five times, killing the latter
instantly. Allison had told Mr. Phil
lips a part of his personal history, in
Guiding that his home was at Gaffney.
Mr.. Phillips, having been friendly with
the young man, had his body prepared
for burial and brought it to Gaffney.
Upon arrival 1t was carried to the
Gaffney Furniture Company's store,
where a great many people went to
look at the dead man. AS soon as the
casket was opened a number Of people
remarked the resemblance Of the
corpse to William Allison, and many
were so positive as to his identity that
il was decided to send for his father.
Sheriff w. w. Thomas went to Mr.. w.
F. Allisons home and brought him
back to Gaffney. The father recogniz-
ed his son Immediately, with the ex-
ception Of front gold tooth in his
mouth which caused a slight doubt un-
til Mr.. Phillips informed him that this
m
was in Dante. William Allison is sur
vived by his father three brothers:
Messrs. John, Smith and Landrum,
and two sisters: Mrs. Nancy Jane AL
lison and Mrs. Sam Blanton. He had
been married, but his wife died about
two years ago The body Of the young
man was buried at Providence churcl
cemetery Saturday afternoon, Rev. c.
W. Payseur conducting the funeral
services.
Chester Reporter, August 81: Mr..
J. j. Hardin, one Of Chester's best
known citizens, died yesterday morn
ing at the Magdalene hospital from
the effects of fall sustained Thurs
day. Mr.. Hardin's hurts were not
deemed serious, and he was regarded
as getting along nicely; but his heart
became affected and the end came
suddenly The funeral service will be
held at the residence on Center street
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock by
Rev. A. d. p. Gilmour, d. D., pastor OF
the deceased, and interment will be in
Evergreen cemetery. Mr.. Hardin was
born in Shelby, N. c., Nov. 4, 1S49, and
was, therefore, in the siXty-fifth year
of his age at the time Of his death.
About thirty-one years ago he moved
to this city with his family and had
been living here continuously since
He was a painter by trade, and was
regarded as highly proficient in his
business. He was an active member
of Purity Presbyterian church and
was also a member of the odd Fellows,
Red Men, and other fraternal orders.
He leaves a widow and the following
children: Mrs. Geo. A. Wall, Misses
jamie, Cora and Lola Hardin, Mrs X.
H. White, and Mr.. Jas. /. Hardin; also
one sister, Mrs. Jones Of Ellensboro,
n. c.. Following is the vote for
county officers and for congressman in
Chester county as tabulated by the
county executive committee last Thurs
day: Congress-D. f. Finley, 93S; w.
f.. Stevenson, 1,190; state senate-P.
L. Hardin, 1891; house Of representa-
tives-R. o. Atkinson, 1,7O6; c. S. Ford
512: S. T. McKeown, go; w. w.
Stokes, 977; judge of probate-W. {.
Brown, $50; ]. c. McAfee, 4S9; A. w.
Wise, 992 county treasurer-S. L.
Wylie, 1890; county auditor-A. c.
Fischel 97S: NJ. c. Fudge. 79S; |. Med.
Hood, 359: supervisor-D. G. Ander-
son. $50; T. j. Cunningham, 74O; ). A.
McWaters, 533 -" The Springstein
mill is closed down this week on ac-
count of scarcity Of dye-stuffs. Most
of this material comes from Germany,
and the war has cut off the supply to
a considerable extent. Mr.. n. >.
Adams, secretary and treasurer OF the
Springstein Mill, anticipates no seri-
Gus trouble, however, along this line.
s"* An announcement Of particular
interest to many friends is tat of the
engagement of Miss Dora Guy, daugh-