Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915.
LOCAL LACoNICS.
Granted a Pension.

to Mr.. E. B. Howe Of Bethel township,
a Confederate soldier.
Cost of Bridge Great.
According to information furnished
to the county delegation in the legisla-
ture by Supervisor Boyd, the Fishing
creek bridge, which was recently COM
pleted, cost a total Of $6,079. The
bridge, which is 332 feet long, is one
Of the best in the county.
Another Teacher for Ogden.
Owing to the increase in the number
Of pupils, the trustees Of the Ogden
school have decided to add a third
teacher. The new teacher will be Sc
lected and installed within the next
few days.
Norman Granted Bail.
Judge Thomas S. Sease Of Spartan
burg, has granted bail to Jim Norman,
the young man who recently killed his
father, Mack Norman, at Kings Creek.
in the sum Of $1,000. The amount
now at liberty.
Burned Way Out.
Clarence Caldwell, the young white
boy arrested at Hickory Grove, last
week, on a warrant charging theft In
Chester county, made his escape
shortly after his arrest by burning a
portion of the guard-house. He has
not been apprehended.
Hartness- Gordon.
Miss Pearl Gordon and Mr. John D.
Hartness were married in Yorkville,
last Wednesday, Rev. F. r. Riddle.
pastor Of Beth Shiloh, Allison Creek
and Beersheba churches. performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartness
will live near Yorkville.
Another Negro Paroled.
Governor Blease has granted a pa
role to Gammie Reid, a negro boy who
was convicted at the summer term Of
the court Of general sessions for the
larceny OF money from store In Rock
Hill. The negro. who was about 16
years Of age, was sentenced to serve
five years in the state reformatory for
colored youths
Dropped Dead in Station.
James Mckinney, a citizen Of North
Carolina, dropped dead in the freight
depot in Rock Hill, Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased, who lived in Mitchell
county, N. c., had come to Rock Hill
to sell apples. He had been In his
usual health and death came without
| any warning whatever. He was Il
years Of age.
Latham .shiIIinsIaw.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Latham and Miss
Orie May Shillinglaw were married at
the home Of the bride in Bullock's
Creek township, last Tuesday, Rev.
w. B. Arrowood Of Sharon, perform
ing the ceremony, which took place In
| the presence Of a large number Of the
many friends and acquaintances Of
the young couple. Mr.. and Mrs. La
than will reside in York county.
carberys Condition Grave.
Young James Carbery, son Of the
former York county mill village i'm
provement demonstration, who was
shot by a policeman in Beaufort, on
New Years night, remains in a grave
condition in Savannah hospital,
where he was carried after the shoot
ing. An abdominal operation was
necessary. The policeman who shot
the boy is still in jail at Beaufort.
For Pardon Of Webb.
W. T. Jones of Union, Is in York.
vile, for the purpose Of circulating
petition for the pardon Of George
Webb, a negro serving q twenty-year
sentence for killing q negro named
Barnett, near TirZah, some time ago.
The understanding Is that Jones's in
terest in the pardon of Webb lies in
the fact that Webb was good to Jones
while the latter was in the penitenti-
ary.
Fort Mill Negroes Released.
Governor Blease has granted pa
roles 10 Ned Wilson and Son Greg
ory, serving terms of seventeen and
fifteen years respectively, for. arson.
The case was tried at the April, 1913
term Of the York county court Of gen.
eral sessions. Wilson was found gull
ty Of the charge Of burning a barn In
Fort Mill township, and Gregory plead
guilty to the charge Of accessory to
arson.
Horse Thief Escapes.
York county authorities have been
asked to keep on the lookout for Wade
Young, who was being held In Ches-
ter county Jail on the charge Of steal
ing horses. Young escaped last Tues
day evening and left the following
note for the authorities: my dear
(Would-be) Keepers It has pleased
God to let me escape once more, and 1t
has also pleased me, and I hope 1t
won't grieve any Of you. Trusting
remain at liberty"
Cannot Obtain Bail.
]. R. Wyatt and Sam Hafner, charg-
ed with the robbery Of the stores Of
Messrs. Crawford and Williams at
McConnellsville, are still in the coun-
ty Jail, all their efforts to obtain
bondsmen having proved futile. Mag
istrate ]. T. Crawford, under whose
an so1t tnft ha oon dQih
Gently, that no application had been
made for bail, but II such applica-
ton was made, the amount Of bond
required for each Of the accused men
would be about $4,000.
Thirty Day conviets.
The York county chaingang has Of
late been getting a good many con-
victs sentenced to thirty days for pet
taken to the chaingang in Bethel
township this week. Most Of these
convicts come from Rock Hill, from
the Catawba township magistrates
court Heretofore these prisoners
have been able to pay their alterna-
tive fines; but during the past few
weeks money has been hard to find,
and the sentences have had to be
served.
Safecracker in Jail.
Thomas Nolan, alias Chicago No
lan," alias Detroit Nebs." who was
pardoned by Governor Blease, Satur-
urday was brought to Yorkville We'd
nesday night by Deputy Sheriff Quinn
and placed in Jail to await trial on the
charge Of having cracked the safe Of
the Bank Of Fort Mill, several years
ago. Nolan, who is about Sc years Of
age, is a man Of pleasing mein, willing
to talk about most anything except
the charge upon which he is awaiting
trial. Should he be acquitted Of the
charge to which he must answer in
the York county court Of general ses-
sions, 1t is understood that Postofflce
Inspector Gregory will bring other
charges against him.
O'FarreIl- Caldwell.
A pretty wedding ceremony was
celebrated at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John n. O'Farrell in Atlanta, Ca,
last Saturday. when their daughter,
Miss Catharine, became the bride Of
Mr. Robert Deaver Caldwell, Rev. s.
w. Caldwell, Of the Associate Reform
.5 oburcb performino tho carapony