Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-14
Friday, February "A, 1919.

by trade, and has been practicing that
trade for many years. He operated In
Yorkville for a year or more many
years ago, and made good money after
paying the town many dollars in fines.
He has also operated in various sur
rounding towns. He belonged in Union,
however.
Closed Season for Partrtdges.
The closed season for partridges, SO
far as York county is concerned, con-
statute as 1t now stands, says. The at
torney general has said that the stat
ute Is unconstitutional, and very prob
ably it Is; but it must be remembered
that the supreme court has not yet said
so, and 1t is the duty of the game war
dens and magistrates to enforce the
law until it has been passed upon by
the supreme court.
Attending Cotton Meeting.
Rock Hill Herald, Thursday: The
convention Of farmers, bankers and
business men held today in Colum-
bia to discuss steps to be taken to-
ward lowering the acreage to be
planted in cotton this year and rails
ing the price Of cotton to level JUS
titled by the prevailing high prices OF
other commodities was attended by
delegations from pactically every
town of Importance In the state. Cit
liens Of Rock Hill who were present
at the meeting were C. L. Cobb, A. A.
McKeown and James White.
Auditors Appointments.
Auditor Love Is still suffering con-
siderably on account Of his recent at
tack Of influenza, from which he has
evidently not quite recovered. He
spent Monday and Tuesday IN ROCK
Hill; but was unable to return on We'd
nesday, and spent the day at home,
running more or less temperature. He
was in his office yesterday. Miss Pearl
Wallace filled the Rock Hill appoint
ment Wednesday and yesterday and
the auditor hopes to be represented in
that city today and tomorrow.
Expenses of the Road Legislation.
The State Automobile association
finds that the expense 1t has incurred
in connection with the road legislation
now pending in the general assembly
aggregates about $4,000. This sum 1t
Is seeking to raise in apportionments
against the various automobile assocl-
ations Of the state. York countys ap-
portionment is $500. OF this the ROCK
Hill Chamber Of Commerce Is expected
to take care Of $3.50, and the YORK as.
ISOLATION is expected to take care OF
$50. The sum, II raised, Is to be rails
ed by means Of assessments on the au-
tomobile owners.
Randolph Stevens Arrested.
Randolph Stephens, one Of the men
wanted for the recent assault on Dep
uty Sheriff J. w. Cole at Gastonia, was
arrested in Columbia last Tuesday and
he is now in CASTOR county jail. The
arrest was effected by Sheriff Carroll
of CASTOR and Chief Of Police Adam
Hord. Stephens returned to Gastonia
without requiring a requisition. The
rewards for him Aggregated $zOo, OF
which $3.50 was offered by Castor
county and $50 by the state Of North
Carolina. Jack Bridges, the other man
wanted, is still at large. The rewards
outstanding for him aggregate $600.
Deputy Sheriff Cole, who was shot by
the men, Is still in the hospital.
The Labor Situation.
While exact or comprehensive sta
tistics are not available, from such In
formation as Is to be gathered, the Ia
bor situation throughout the county Is
much better than 1t was last year. A
farmer in the western part OF the
county said to The Enquirer Few
days ago: This time last year l was
unable to get single extra hand, ana
part Of my farm had to lie out. Inns
year I have had no trouble IN getuns
ali the labor I needed, and do not
know of a farm anywhere In our
neighborhood that Is in danger OF ~
ing out" Other reports are OF tne
anne nature, and it is a noticeable fact
that there Is nothing like the anxiety
about labor at this time that was 80
general last year.
Jack Bridges Captured.
Jack Bridges, the Gastonia BOOTLEG. :.
ger who shot Deputy Sheriff Cole, OF
CASTOR county, in Gastonia not long
ago Is now behind the bars In the
CASTOR county Jail. Sheriff Carroii
"a aptured him over in Cleveland county
last wednesday night. 1t seems that
the sheriff, who had been working on
the case night and day since the night
of the shooting, had begun to get
some pretty straight lines on the
movements of his man as far back as
several days ago, and Wnen, accom-
panied by several officers from Gas
tonia, he went out after Bridges wed
nesday night, 1t was In conhdent ex-
pectation Of results. Bridges came
along in a buggy as was anticlpatea,
and when the sheriff called upon
TO stop, he stopped and that was about
all there was to 1t. He admitted that
It was he who shot Deputy Cole, CHIEF
of Police Adam Hoard, of Gastonia,
informed The Enquirer in answer TO
inquiries over the telephone last night.
"We've get 'em both," laconically COM
mented Chief Hoard.
Rock Hill District Conference.
Rock Hill Herald, Thursday: The
district conference session held To-Day
at st. Johns Methodist church was at
tended by a large number OF Vlsltlng
ministers and laymen. The session con-
yened this morning at 1O:3O ociock'
adiourning at II O'Clock LOT lunch,
final adjournment shortly after
o'clock in order to allow the vlsitors
sufficient time to catch their depart
ing trains. Addresses were mace 70
day by Presiding Elder ]. r. L. MAJOR
Rev. ]. C. Roper, of Chester and Rev.
7. D. Gillespie, of Greenwood. The
principal business of the day was the
discussion of the plans for the great
centenary movement to be conducted
by the Methodist church April 2! to
MAY 4 to raise $35,OO0,000 for missions
and educational work. The allotment
for the Rock Hill district is S13S,oOO:
DIR. ]. B. Johnson has been appointed
campaign director for the district;
James II. Glenn, of Chester, will serve
as supervisor Of the Minute Mems
committee, and J. B. Sykes will act as
district layman leader.
There are more or less conflicting
reports as to the relation between Chi