Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-20
TUESDAY, APRIL 90, 1915.

TUESDAY, APRIL 90, 1e1.
born in the Bullock's Creek section of
York county about IS years ago. She
is survived by two brothers, Messrs
Robert and w. /. Brison of Glover and
one sister, Mrs. ]. D.. Gwin. The in
torment was in the cemetery at Clo-
yer Sunday afternoon. the funeral
services being conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. A.. A. Mclean.
Mrs. s. J. Petty Dead.
AS the result Of a few days illness
with pneumonia, Mrs. Sarah Jane Cobb
Petty, relict of the late S. j. Petty,
died at her home near Bowling Green
Friday and was buried in Bethel ceme-
terry Saturday following funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. A. A. Mclean.
The deceased was more than IS years
of age having been born near the place
where she died January 6, 1887. she
was a member Of Bowling Green
Presbyterian church. She is survived
by six children as follows: Mesdames
Ida Nicely and Mary Williams, Bowling
Green; Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins, Ruther-
fordton, n. c., and Messrs. William, b.
c., and E. G. Petty Of Bowling Green.
J. A. MiIhoIlen Dead.
Following an illness of several
DAYS, Mr.. ]. A. Milhollen died at his
home near Leslie. Friday night,
and was buried in Nely's Creek ceme-
terry Saturday morning. The deceased
was IS years Of age, was a native OF
North Carolina, but for the past TWEEN
ty years, has been engaged In farming
in the Leslie community. He was
a veteran Of the war between the
sections, and was for many years a
member Of Mount Holly Methodist
church. Mr.. Milhollen is survived by
his widow and the following chill
dren: r. F. Milhollen. o. F. Mil
Hollen; Mesdames Lillian Hoke,
Laura Hayes, Fred Paschal, and MISS
Beatrice Milhollen.
Position Vacant.
Corporal ". A. jackson of the
South Carolina penitentiary guard,
who is a native Of the Filbert section,
and who was in Yorkville last week,
having come up to take several pris-
oners to the ~penitentiary n refor-
matory, said hat the position OF
electrocutioner which was made va
cant by the death of Guard j. c.
Robbins several days ago is still va
cant and 1t appears that none or the
officials connected with the peniten-
tiary are anxious to secure the job.
The state electrocutioner receives a
fee Of $25 for each ~electrocution. There
are now eleven persons in the death
house Of the penitentiary waiting to
pay the death penalty, Mr.. Jackson
said.
Mrs. r. H. Mitchell Dead.
Mrs. Robert Hayes Mitchell died az
her home near Piedmont Springs
Sunday afternoon, following an ill
was buried at Smyrna cemetery yes
terday morning, following funeral
services conducted by Rev. b. G.
Pressly. Mrs. Mitchell a before
her marriage, Miss Isabelle Morrow,
daughter of the late John Morrow, and
was born near Hickory Grove, Deem
Der II, 1S47. She is survived by the
following children: j. c. Mitchell,
Union; S. w. and w. NJ. Mitchell,
Kings Creek; Mrs. Nellie Burlington
Gaffney; Mrs. Macy White, Kings
Creek. The deceased Is also survived
by her late husband, Mr.. r. H. Mitch
ell: one brother, Mr.. j. M. Morrow Of
Hickory Grove, and three sisters,
Mesdames Ross Byers, Gaffney, and j.
r. Mitchell, Hickory Grove, and Miss
Mary Ellen Morrow, who lives near
Smyrna
Negro Taken In Charge.
Harvey Watson, the negro boy who
was convicted of larceny in the court
of general sessions last week, has been
~apprenticed TO r. NJ. Anderson of the
Eastview section for a period of seven
wears. AS was mentioned in The En-
ouirer Friday, the case Of the negro
boy attracted considerable attention.
owing to his diminutive size and APP
parent indifference as to what the
outcome OF his case might be. The
court was not inclined to send him to
the reformatory for colored youths II
there was n likelihood Of there be-
ing any responsible individual who
would take him in charge instead,
and later 1t developed that there were
several citizens who We're willing to
take him in hand. The little pick
aninny was brought before the court
yesterday morning before work on
civil cases was begun, and the status
Of his case was told him. 1t made
little impression upon Harvey, how
ever, who appears to be just as hap
by and u~nconcerned in Jail as he is
at liberty.
Smallpox in Chester.
Chester Reporter: Acting upon rep
reservations made to him by citizens
of Cornwell, County Supervisor d. G.
Anderson called up DR.. j. A. Hayne,
secretary Of the state board of health,
Saturday and urged that special dep
uties be appointed to look after the
smallpox situation around Cornwell,
there now being twenty OF more cases
of the disease in that vicinity, scat
tered over a number Of plantations,
and fears being entertained that the
the disease may spread further, unless
vigorous steps are taken to curtail its
ravages. DR.. Hayne assented, and
upon the recommendation of DR.. Geo.
A. Hennies, acting as DR.. Haynes rep
Sheriff Colvin appointed
Messrs. w. A. McNeal and r. P.
Wright deputies to isolate all persons
sick with smallpox and to prevent all
coming and going to and from house
holds where the disease exists. DIR.
Hennies has conducted a wholesale
vaccination campaign in the Cornwell
neighborhood. but Notwithstanding
this precaution the disease has spread
over a considerable territory, and res
idents of that section are beginning to
be alarmed.