Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
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the past few days.
THE supply of watermelons and
cantaloupes on the market Is just as
great now as 1t was two weeks ago.
The local troop, Boy Scouts, ex-
pect to leave Tuesday for a weeks
outing at All Healing Springs, Lin
wood, N. C.
Policeman j. A. Richardson is at
present collecting street taxes together
with the $3.50 penalty from delinquent
tax payers. While engaged in this work
Mr.. w. T. McClain is being employed
as night policeman.
If the number of travelling men
who have been here during the past
few days can be taken as evidence,
that panicky feeling which many folks
have been wearing so long Is getting
away.
DIR. M. ]. Walker, registrar Of vital
statistics, announces that there was
one birth and two deaths in the town
during the month ending August 10.
The birth was to white parents, while
one negro and one white died.
Mr.. Charles Wilkie and Miss Edna
Westmoreland, both well known young
people Of Hickory Grove, were married
here yesterday afternoon. Immediate
ly after the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilkie returned to Hickory Grove
where they will continue to reside.
Mr.. T. G. Reilly Of Greenvlle, who
has charge of the distribution Of Lu-
zianne coffee in South Carolina, was
here this week calling or the trade.
He brought with him his characteris-
tic wholesome geniality, and insisted
that the sales Of Luzianne were up to
the highest mark Of satisfaction. AL
most every groceryman in the county
carries his goods.
A rumor which has been prevail
ent for several days to the effect that
Prof. B. c.. Riddle has declined the
superintendency of the Graded school
for another year and that Prof. G. C.
McKelvey has been elected superin-
tendent and w. T. Barron principal,
seems to be without foundation in
fact. When a reporter asked Mr.. G..
w. S. Hart Of the board Of trustees
recently about the matter, that gentle
man stated hat the superintendent
had no idea Of resigning.
- Annie Conner a negro woman was
taken off a negro excursion train re-
turning to Lenoir from Chester at this
place Tuesday night, suffering from a
cash in her neck which had been in
fiicted as the train left Chester by
Will White, a negro man with whom
the woman had quarrelled. After the
cutting the negro who is a brakeman
on the C. & NV. made his escape
but was captured Wednesday morning
at this place while on his regular run.
The cutting Of the woman created
considerable excitement Tuesday night,
those in charge Of the excursion
having phoned the local police from
some point down the road to be at the
station since there had been some
trouble among the negroes. When TAX
en- off the train the wounded woman
appeared to be somewhat under the
influence Of liquor and did not ap-
pear 10 realize how serious was her
condition. Quite a number Of stitches
were required to close up the wound
and there is no doubt but had the
knife penetrated the slightest fraction
of an inch further she would have bled
to death. The excursion which had on
board about 400 negroes, was held up
here while the woman's injuries were
attended to. Those in charge Of 1t said
that with the exception Of the affair
mentioned, the order maintained was
very good.