Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Charded With Robbery. s.f5

| lOCAl LACONtCS'
Charged With Robbery. f|s
Albert Smith, coIored has been lods-
ed in the county jail on charge uf
housebreaking and larceny. It is
charged that the negro entered a home
in the. East View section and carried
awaYsertain articles.
Manchester Mill Sale. ei cs
1t is announced from Rock Hiil that
the Manchester Cotton Mil, Of Rock
Hill, has been sold to- the A.. C. Barrow.
of the. Jobbers Overall Company.
Richmond, Va. for $750,0eO. the trans-
fer to take place; January s. 81
Highway Requests Approved.
The state highway, commission has
approved the, request for $4,000 Fed \
eral aid for the road through the town
of Glover and the request for $4,000
for the road from Filbert to. Bowling
Green. ~, - 4. q.
Broad River Bridge at Loekhart.
Union and Chester counties propose
TO build bridge over Broad River at
Lockhart, estimated. to cost $4,000.
The two counties will probably pay
$4,000 each of the cost. The Federal
government it is understood will pay
$35,O0O dnd the Monarch Cotton Mills
are to pay $5.OOO.>
Williams Released on Bond. 20
Clarence Williams, negro. who. has
been in jail here for several months
past or the charge of having killed
Dave Mcconnell, negro, has been re-
leased on bond. His case Will probab-
ly come UP for trial at the November
term of the court Of general sessions
Three for the chainsang.
/ Supervisor Thos. w. Boyd's road
force was increased by three as a re-
suit of the findings of the.court of
general sessions here this week. Three
negroes, convicted ip. sessions court
have been taken to the chaingang TO
serve the sentences imposed upon
them. s,.s. ~
May. Come in November.
oney Gray. alias Oney Grier, negro,
who shot and killed Bob johnson, ALSO
colored, the tragedy having occurred
In the Filbert section several days ago,
was not tried at the recent term OF
the Court of general sessions because
of the fact that counsel had not op-
portunity to prepare the negr0s case.
1t will probably be tried at the Mo-
vembcr term.
Fingers Crushed. d..
Mr.. A.. ]. Parrot of Filbert, had
three fingers badly crushed In the
friction clutch of saw mill. on Mr..
j. A. Tate's place about sjeix1 miles
northeast of Yorkville, yesterday
morning at about II o'clock. Ho was
brought to the Shieder- Smelling drug
store in Yorkville as soon as possible
after the accident and DR., j. Glenn
gave his injuries such attention as
they seemed to require. a.
Dozier in Washington.
Lieut.. James C. Dozier of Rock Hill,
who was awarded the Congressional =
Medal for great bravery, displayed
while. serving with the Thirtieth Divi-
sion overseas, went to Washington.
this week where he received the
French croix de guerre. He called at
the French embassy In Washington,
Wednesday, and received the medal
| together with cordial letter from
General Collardet of the French army,
bearing on the matter. 80
Tenant House Burned.
Fire supposed to have had It's origin
in defective stove flue destroyed a
tenant house on H. A, Griffln's place
in the Ramah section and occupied by
Green Hunt, colored, Tuesday morn
ing at an early hour. Hunt lost
practically all of his household prop
erty. He was in field pulling fodder
at the time the fire was discovered,
and when he got to the house practi-
cally everything was gone.
For Public Buildings. -.
Congressman Stevenson on Tues:
day introduced bills providing for the
erection of five public buildings In his
district, one at Rock Hill, one at Lam
caster, one at Winnsboro, one at Che
raw and one at Yorkville. The Rock
Hill bill provides for the sale Of the
present lot and the erection of
Federal court building at cost OF
s150,0OO. Another bill would increase
the cost limit of the building already
authorized at Lancaster to the extent
of $25,OO0 and the other bills each pro-
vide for an appropriation of $4,000.
1t is understood that no public build
ings viii be passed at this extra ses-
sion of congress; but bills introduced
now will hold their places on the
calendar at the regular December
term.
Rock Hill Federal Court.
Federal court for the western dis
trict of South Carolina, is being held
in Rock Hill, this week, court having
Tuesday. The. docket, OF
cases is quite,a heavy. one,
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