Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-16

president; ]. L. Rainey, vice president
and ]. s. Hartness cashier. The board
of directors Is the same as last year,
with the exception of Mr.. Aycock,
whose name has been added. BY reso-
luton 1t was decided to make applica-
ton for admission into the new re-
gional banking system and the appli-
cation went forward on Wednesday
morning.
Price Case Compromised.
The case Of E. B. Price against the
Catawba Power company for the death
of his son has been compromised for
$13.500, and the money was PAID over
to Mr.. Prices attorney, Mr.. j. 3. Brfce,
of Yorkyille, on last Tuesday. 1t will
be remembered that in going to the
field in the summer of 1912, Mr.. Prices
12-year- old son ran into a sagging high
powered wire that was concealed In
the underbrush, and death occurred pc
fore the power could be cut OF. SUIT
was entered shortly afterward and the
power Company being unable to get a
settlement on basis that 1t considered
to be reasonable, tried to get the case
in the Federal court but failed. The
compromise ends litigation in the mat
ter.
Death of Mrs. Lizzie Whitesides.
Mrs. Lizzie Whitesides, the widow
of the late w. c. Whitesides, died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. d. A.
Whisonant in Sharon, yesterday, rol-
lowing a long illness with diabetes
com plicated with other troubles. Inc
following children survive her, Mrs.
d. A. Whisonant, Mrs. Luther White
Sides Messrs. Arthur and Tom White
Sides Miss Annie Whitesides. Mrs.
Whitesides was for many years a
member of the Methodist church and
was well known throughout the west
ern part of the county as a lady or
the highest Christian character. The
funeral is to be at Smyrna at O'Clock
this afternoon, Rev. n. b. Hardy OF
Hickory Grove, Is to conduct the SER
vices
Maybe An Injunction.
It having been an understanding
that the contract for the new court
house would not be let until spring,
people interested in the circulation OF
widely signed petitions to the legisla-
tive delegation to compel the erection
of the new building on a site other
than the present site, have suspicion
that the commission Is Fastening the
letting Of the contract so as to fore-
stall legislative interference, and the
matter of trying to restrain the COM
mission until after the adjournment OF
the general assembly, is under con-
sideration. It is hardly probable that
Injunction proceedings VIII be at
tempted, however, unless there ap.
pears to be a pretty good chance OF
success. The petitions seeking TO pre-
vent the erection of the new building
on the site of the old building in or
der to save the value Of the old build
ing and site, to the county, have been
extensively signed In various parts OF
the county.
Hydrophobia at the Chainsang.
There was a big dog killing In the
territory surrounding the chaingang
camp near Filbert, last Saturday week.
Belle, the bloodhound bitch which
figured in the courts some two years
or more ago, began to act suspiciously,
and not only bit each Of the other
bloodhounds, but several other dogs in
the neighborhood. She was fastened
up by way Of precaution and within
day or two she died. Her head was
sent to Columbia Immediately, and re-
port came back that she was undoubt-
edly suffering from hydrophobia. On
the development Of this information 1t
was decided that all the other dogs that
had been bitten should be put out OF
the way. The dogs were gathered up
as quickly as possible and killed. In all
several from the surrounding country.
The chaingang is left without a single
dog.
Attacked On the Highway.
Sharon special Of January Is, to
Rock Hill Herald: The negro, Wolfe,
alias Sam Thomson, who assaulted j.
A. Shannon as he was returning home
Sunday afternoon from a visit to the
family of Mrs. Wade Osborne at Lock-
hart, has not yet been caught. Mr..
Shannon was driving along the. road
about three miles from Lockhart and
did not notice the negro approaching
until he was standing right by the
side Of his buggy, cursing him. Mr..
Shannon stopped his buggy and asked
the negro If he was cursing him, there
being no one else in sight. The ne
gro replied that he was and advanced
towards the buggy with his hand In
his hip pocket. Shannon jumped from
his buggy and discarded his overcoat
and gloves. Having nothing to defend
himself with he picked up some rocks
and threw them at the negro, VINO
continued to advance on Mr.. Shan-
non, brandishing knife or razor.
Mr.. Shannon was able to keep the ne
gro back far enough to prevent him
self from getting cut, though his
clothing was badly slashed. He final
ly succeeded in striking the negro a
blow between the eyes with the butt
end Of his whip, which so stunned
the negro that he was unable to ad-
vance again. The negro was carried
off by another negro who came upon
the scene about this time. Mr.. Shan
non had never seen his assailant be-
fore and could not give the officers
his name. Before the officers were
able to capture him at his home on w.
c. Thompson's place he had escaped.