Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
New Agent for catawbas.

NOW H9SuE I0T Sdkowsode
Mr.. o. X. williams Of Rock Hill,
has been appointed financial agent for
the Catawba Indians. He succeeds Mr..
| ton for several years. The appropria-
| ton for the Indians is $500.
Would-b be Assassin Still at Large.
Hence Thompson, the negro who at
tempted to shoot MI. John Good at his
home in the Bullock's Creek section
last Sunday, Is still ct large, although
every effort has been made to effect
his capture. A reward has been Of
fered for his arrest.
will Meet in Yorkville.
The meeting Of the tri-state confer
ence of Orphanage Workers, will be
held in Yorkville on April 13 and IA.
Executives Of every ~orphanage OF
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia will attend the conference,
which will be held at the Church
Home Orphanage.
Wanted in North Carolina.
Garrison Jonas, a white man who Is
wanted at Bessemer City, N. c., on
charges Of gambling and jail breaking,
was arrested in Yorkville Tuesday. The
accused II refused to return to Bes-
semer City without a requisition and
Is now In the York county Jail, await
ing the carrying out Of this formality.
Trustee Appointed.
At a meeting Of the creditors Of the
Massey Drug Co., Of Fort Mill, which
went into bankruptcy about ten days
ago, Capt. Thos. B. Spratt, cashier Of
the First National bank Of Fort Mill.
was named as receiver for the defunct
company. The assets Of the firm
were reported to be $4,000 and the
liabilities about $4,000.
Smallpox in Fort Mill.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: Another
case Of smallpox Is reported from Up
per Fort Mill, the victim being a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Boyd. Miss Boyd, 1t Is understood, Is
a sister Of Mrs. Osborne. whose illness
Of the disease was reported in last
weeks Times.
Fort Mill Man DeaS.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: James
Nivens, a we'll known farmer Of Up
per Fort Mill, died Sunday, after an
was made at Flint Hill Monday, the
Rev. s. P. Hair conducting the SER
vice. Mr.. Nivens vas IS years of age
and was prominent ir his section.
An Indian Marriage.
Herbert Blue and Lavenia Harris Of
the Catawba Indian tribe were married
at the Indian reservation near Leslie,
last Sunday by Rev. Ben P. Harris,
also an Indian. The bride and groom
are said to be of the purest Indian
IIool o-l thotr noranf1 oro rapQ rna6
as among the leaders Of the remnant
Of the Catawbas.
Auto Trucks to Pay Tax.
Hereafter nonresident auto trucks
doing business in York county, will
have to pay an annual license tax OF
$50. This Is because Of an amend
ment that Representative Bradford on
last Saturday, tacked on to a bill pro-
viding for license in Aiken and Claren-
don counties. It will affect the trucks
that come into this county from Ches-
ter, Charlotte, Gastonia and else
where.
Charged With Stealing Corn.
Andrew Hall and Dewey Collins, ne
groes, were placed in the York county
Jail on yesterday, having been bound
over to the court Of general sessions
by Magistrate Crawford Of Bethesda,
on the charge Of housebreaking and
larceny. The negroes are alleged to
have stolen corn from the crib OF
Will Walker, a negro Of Bethesda
township, and selling the same to a
merchant at Chester.
Will Erect Station.
A force Of hands. working under
the instructions of Hamilton Car
hartt, proprietor of the Carhartt mills
Of Rock Hill. are doing considerable
grading at Carhatt's Station, near the
Catawba river, preparatory TO the
erection Of a passenger station which
the Southern railway has agreed to
build. The well-known manufacturer
has a bungalow on the river and a
large farm surrounding. 1t Is under
stood that a large dairy will also be
established on the place.
Death of Mrs. William Erwin.
Mrs. Kate Erwin. relict Of the late
William Erwin, died at h home OF
her son, Mr.. l.. G. Erwin, near Glover,
Tuesday and was buried in the m
terry at Bethany Wednesday, follow
ing funeral services conducted by
Rev. w. w. Lipscomb. The deceased,
who was "a years Of age, died near
the place where she was born. She
is survived by the following children:
r. L. Erwin, Bessemer City. N. c.; A.
c., w. F.. and L. G. Erwin, Glover;
Mrs. ]. H.. Henry, Gastonia. One