Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-23
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, April %: While
attempting to escape from the camp
near Thickety Saturday evening,
John Phillips, a negro convict, was
shot just below the calf Of his leg by
Mr.. Harrison Thompson, a chaingane
guard. Thompson used pistol, and
as the convict had a good start, the
injury is not serious. 1t was quite
enough to induce Phillips to desist in
his flight, however. The convicts
were gathered in camp when Phil
lips, known to the convicts as Red"
loosened his chains with a crow bar.
Removing the shackles he leaped to
his feet and dashed off through a
cornfleld. Two or three guards were
within the vicinity. but all were un-
armed. Mr.. Thompson rushed to his
tent, secured his pistol, came out and
fired. The bullet found its mark
with the desired result, and Phillips
was captured easily. Mrs. Nancy
A. Macarthur celebrated her 91st
birthday yesterday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs w. H. Smith.
Several nieces and nephews were en-
tertained in honor Of the occasion.
Mrs. Macarthur, one of the oldest
ladies in Cherokee county, has many
friends throughout this section.
Miss Vanelia McCraw and Mr.. Roy
A. Humphries were married at the
Baptist parsonage Wednesday even
ing at o'clock, the ceremony being
performed by DR.. ]. s. Dill. Mrs
Humphries is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Virgil McCraw, while
Mr.. Humphries is prosperous
Cherokee county citizen. .Gaff-
ney people were immeasurably shock
ed yesterday afternoon when the
died at his home on Limestone street
tack Of meningitis three weeks ago,
but he had improved to such an ex-
tent that he was able to sit up some
three or four days ago. He suffered
a relapse Sunday, but appeared to be
improving again yesterday morning.
He was eating dinner at the time he
died, having just finished a bowl OF
soup and remarked upon how well
it tasted when he fell back in bed and
expired. He was thirty-one years
Of age. He Is survived by his wife
who, before her marriage, was Miss
Charlotte Barbour of Clayton, N. c.,
and three children, all girls, being:
Virginia Jeffries, Jane Kennon and
Mildred Barbour. He Is also survived
by his mother, Mrs. s. C. Fort, three
sisters, Mrs. w. H. Chadwick Of Los
Angeles, CAL: Mrs. w. A. Poole OF
Gaffney, and Mrs. c. P. Sullivan OF
Anderson; half sister, Mrs. Claude
Jefferies of Gaffney; and four broth
ers, Messrs, William, Claude, Law
renee and Wendell Fort. BY a
majority Of one, the vote being 35
for and "a against, school district
No. 80, voted Friday a special ad.
purposes. This district is located In
the northern section of the county
Petitions asking for elections upon
the same question are being circu.
lated in districts Nos. 1 and 4, which
are located on the York side o1
Broad river. -. More than year!
supply Of alcoholic liquors for one
man was captured by Coke Duncan
chief Of police Of Blacksburg, in 6
trunk and handbag at that place
Friday night. Audie Beam, the mar
who attempted to re-check the trunk
from Blacksburg to Kings Creek
was arrested by Mr.. Duncan upon g
charge Of transporting. He was fined
800 by Mayor Ed. Turner Saturday
morning. A warrant charging Beam
with violating the state gallon-a.
month law has been sworn out, sc
when he gets clear Of the Blacksbure
ENHANCEMENT, he will be held for the
circuit court. The trunk, which was
a new one, was shipped from Union
1t contained five or six gallons OF
whisky, three or four gallons Of 81
proof alcohol, and a few dozen bot.
ties Of beer. The whisky and alcohol
were in glass jugs. A new handbag
which Beam was carrying was found
to contain a quart or more Of brandy
The trunk was completely filled with
liquors with the exception Of paper
used for packing. Beam Is a young
man. His home is some three or
four miles from Grover. Capt
James Moore, Co. M, Palmetto Sharp
shooters, formerly Of this section, but
now a resident of Carrollton, Ga, is
spending several days in and about
Gaffney among relatives and old
friends. Capt. Moore moved to Geor-
gia during the '70's and has met with
his unusual success. Mrs. {. W.
Payseur returned last night from CO.
lumbia, where she had been with her
husband, Rev. c. w. Payseur, who Is
receiving treatment in a hospital.
Mr.. Payseur's condition has not i'm :
proved recently. He Is pastor Of the
Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, in
this city. -. David Bostic, aged
thirty-five, died at his home near the
Irene mill Saturday night about 10
o'clock. after being i'll for only a
week. Pneumonia was the cause of
his DEATH He is survived by his
wife and several children. Mr.. Bos-
tic moved to Gaffney about sixteen
years ago, coming from North Caro-
lima The funeral services, conduct
ed by DR.. J. S. Dill, were held at
the home yesterday morning. Inter
ment took place at Oakland cemetery.
Chester Reporter, April 19: The
new county Jail on McAliley street, is
about completed, all that remains to
be done before the building Is ready
for occupancy being a little paint
ing on the interior. ..- Mr.. John
McCandless, who has been seriously
i'll Cor several days from stroke of
apoplexy, Is very unwell today, and
family and friends fear that the end
Is not far off .... Mr.. r. H. Fer
guson Of Wylie's Mill, who is spend
ing a few days here at the home of
Mrs. w. l.. Ferguson on Columbia
street and undergoing treatment by
DR.. w. B. Cox, Is considerably i'm
proved. :. The Chester sanatorium,
located on what was formerly the L.
D. Childs property on York street, is
about completed, and plans to open
Thursday. The institution Is equip
ped thoroughly with the most mod
ern hospital furnishings and fittings.
and a number Of the members Of the
staff by visits to several Of the best
hospitals in the country have made
sure that the equipment purchased
is the most modern that can be pro-
cured and the best that money can
buy. A particularly sad death
was that Of Mr.. Frank Kee, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Kee, Of the Lew
isville neighborhood, who died at
Lancaster Saturday afternoon, fol-
lowing an illness of nine days from
pneumonia. Funeral services were
held at Pleasant Grove M. E. church
off hxy IA