Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-13
LOCAL LACONlcS
MILITIA Inepeefions-

mIlltld inspections.
The revised order for the annual in
spection Of the South Carolina Ma
tional Guard, as it relates to York
county organizations, is as follows:
March 81, Yorkville hospital corps de-
tachment, 1st infantry; April 27, Fort
Mill, Co. K; April 2S, Rock Hill, Co.
H.; April 20, Yorkville, headquarters
1st infantry; Co. L., 1st infantry.
Former York County Man Dead.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. M. B. Garri-
son. former resident Of this county,
and better known to his friends as
Brown Garrison" died at his home at
Warren, Ark, last Saturday Of paraly-
sis. Mr.. Garrison served throughout
the Civil war and had been a resident
Of Arkansas for quite a number of
years. He was a son Of the late Peter
Garrison of this county, and leaves two
brothers here, Mr.. Gene" Garrison of
the Newport section, and Mr. Ed Gar
rison Of this city.
Raising the Funds.
The board of deacons and three la
dies of the congregation Of Bethany
A. R. P. church recently appointed as a
finance committee to solicit funds for
the new church building, are meeting
with much success. 1t will be remem-
bered that the congregation at a re-
cent meeting decided to build new
brick church to cost between $4,000
and $4,000. The committee has already
secured $500 and the outlook is that
the balance will be raised in a short
time.
Filed Petition in Bankruptcy
Gastonia Gazette: Mr.. j. Elem john
son, half owner Of the Gastonia Ice &c
Coal Co., and general manager OF the
company's plant, has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, and it is ex-
pected that Referee in Bankruptcy w.
S. OBJ. Robinson, of Charlotte, will
within a few days announce a date for
the first meeting of his creditors. This
will probably be held the latter part Of
this month. Mr.. Johnson's liabilities
are estimated at about $35, 200 with ap-
parent assets Of something like $27,-
900. AS noted in these columns previ-
ously, Mr.. Johnson recently turned over
all Of his business to Mr.. A. c. Jones
as trustee. The announcement Of his
petition in bankruptcy was not alto
gether unexpected by those in close
touch with his business 1t Is under
stood that his present financial condi-
tion came about largely as the result
Of endorsing heavily for other parties.
Bi-ChIoride Poisoning.
There Is a case Of bi- chloride Of mer-
curry poisoning down near Guthries-
Vile, that is exciting some local inter-
est The patient is negro named Jim
Guess, living on Mr.. D. P. Curry's
place, and DR.. N. S. Stirewalt has
charge. Guess was troubled with an
ugly sore, and DR.. Stirewalt gave him
some bi-chloride tablets with careful
instructions as to external applications
only, the stuff to be used as an anti
it seems, thought what was good for
outside must be good for the inside,
and began taking the tablets inwardly.
He commenced Tuesday Of last week,
and taking only little at time, used
one whole tablet and three quarters Of
another before the doctor found out
what he was doing. Since last Sunday
DR.. Stirewalt has been doing all he
knows to eliminate the poison from the
negro's system; but what the outcome
is going to be, he does not know.
Mrs. johnson Cameron Dead.
Mrs. Johnson Cameron was found
dead beside her bed at her home on
Yorkville No. 8, yesterday morning, the
cause of her death supposedly being
heart failure. Mrs Cameron was in her
usual good health and spirits Wednes-