Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-20
LOCAL LAcoNIcs

o Vagranoy'
A named Ed Campbell from
Rock Hill was put on the Changing
yesterday to serve thirty days for
vagrancy.
Would Increase Capital.
The Bank Of Hickory Grove has
filed with the secretary OF state, no
tice Of an Increase in capital from
$12. 500 to $4,000.
elee Club at Hickory Grove.
The Winthrop college glee club
gave an exhibition in the Hickory
Grove school auditorium before a large
audience last night, the girls return
ing to Winthrop this morning.
Will Attend oratorieai.
It is expected that more than 100
Clemson cadets will come to Rock
Hill on the occasion Of the South Caro-
lima Inter- collegiate Oratorical contest
to be held at Winthrop college, April
80. Tho cadets will be encamped near
the Southern depot In Rock HILL
Charged With Arson.
Constable Frank Allen OF Rock
Hill, brought Arnold Johnson, color
ed, to the county Jail Saturday where
he will remain until the July term OF
court, when he will be tried for arson
in connection with the burning OF a
house In Rock Hill some time age.
Have Begun Serving Sentence.
Jess Wellman and Sam Harper.
white, and Clint Logan, Jasper White,
| William Dixon and Tom McElwaine,
negroes, were taken to the county
Changing Friday evening. to begin
serving the terms imposed upon them
| following their recent conviction In
the court Of general sessions.
Postofiee About Completed.
Clover's new postofice. located ON
Kings Mountain street in that town,
Is about ready for occupancy. The
work Of installing the lock-boxes Is
now in progress and the building Will
be occupied the last Of this week or
| the first of next. The building In
| which the postofflce Is now located,
has been used for that purpose for
more than thirty years.
Automobile Burned.
Waxhaw Enterprise: Mr.. Grover
| C. Dees of Rock Hill, got his big five
| passenger Chalmers automobile burn
| ed near Belair last Sunday night, when
en- route from Waxhaw to Rock Hill.
It was a 60-horse power machine and
cost $2.400. The remains Of the ma
| chine were brought to Waxhaw Mon
| day morning. It is understood that
the machine was insured for $1,40O.
Taken to Columbia.
Daniel Beckham, colored, was
taken to the state penitentiary, Co
lumbia, Saturday, where he will
| serve q five months sentence fol-
lowing his conviction Of aggravated
assault and battery in the court Of
general sessions last week. George
Crawford and Johnson Mayfeld, ne
gro boys, were taken to the colored
reformatory at Lexington, where they
will serve terms for injuring railway
appliances.
Mrs. James Johnson Dead.
Mrs. Emma Johnson died at her
home in the Highland Park mill VII
lage in Rock Hill. Friday night. as
the result Of a stroke of apoplexy.
The deceased was about 3S years or
age and was a loyal member OF the
Park Baptist church Of Rock Hill.
She is survived by her husband and
five children. The funeral was held
in the Park Baptist church, Sunday
by Rev. H. ]. Woods. The interment
was III L1u SCiiiCtSi
Mr.. L. B. Brown Dead.
Mr.. l.. B. Brown died at his home in
the Point section Of Bethel township
Saturday night following a long period
Of suffering with heart disease. Mr..
Brown who was about SO years Of age
had lived in Bethel practically all Of
his life. He Is survived by three child
rem. Misses Elizabeth and Evelyn
Brown and Mr.. Brevard Brown. The
funeral was held in Bethel church Of
which the deceased was a member and
an officer, Sunday afternoon, and the
interment followed in the church
cemetery.
In the Supreme Court.
The following cases from the Sixth
judicial circuit, which includes the
counties Of Fairfield, Lancaster, Ches-
ter and York, will be argued before
the state supreme court between May
81 and June 3: Southern railway VS..
Kimball ct al; Jewell ct al, VS.. Ca
tawba Power company: Smith VS..
Glenn ct al: Woods VS.. Rock Hill Fer
tilizer Co.; Givens VS.. 8. A. l.. Railway
Co.; Kline VS.. Southern Railway Co.:
Givens VS.. s. A. L. Railway Co.;
Creed VS.. Rock Hill Fertilizer Co.;
Strait VS.. the city Of Rock Hill: Pool
VS.. Carolina Traction Co.
Death of Mrs. Mary Lindsay.
Mrs. Mary Brison Lindsay, widow
of the late william NJ. Lindsay who
was killed in battle during the War
Between the Sections, died at the
home Of her niece Mrs. John L. Stacy
in Glover early Sunday morning Of an