Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-08
LOCAL LACONICS
purchased Gaffney Real Estate.

purchased IaHney nodI GStdeo'
w. c. Thomson Of Bullock's Creek
township has purchased the T. II.
Westrope home on South Petty street
in Gaffney. The consideration involv-
ed is reported to be $4,000. 1t Is Mr.
Thomson's intention to remove his
family to Gaffney.
Railroad Shopmen on Strike.
The shopmen of the Southern rail-
way in Rock Hill and Of the G. & NJ
w. in Chester, are on strike. While
the situation is serious in both cases,
it is net thought that the effects will
be felt Immediately.
York County Farm Sold.
Messrs. j. D. B. and John L. Cur
renee have purchased the Len WOOD
farm in the Point section OF YORK
county from Mr.. S. S. Shuford Of Cas-
tonia, the tract consisting Of about 662
acres. The Messrs. Currence have
also recently purchased the j. Hope
Adams farm at EbeneZer consisting or
f50 acres or more.
Barn Burned.
A large barn on the Glover road In
CASTOR county, belonging to the estate
of the late j. F. McArver, was destroy
ed by fire Monday night with loss OF
several thousand dollars. Insurance In
the sum of $1,000 was carried on the
property. The conflagration lighted up
the country for miles around and was
plainly seen in Yorkville. Ne animals
were destroyed,
Auto Turned Over.
An automobile driven by Mr.. John
!. Thomas of Yorkville No. 1, was
overturned Tuesday evening near the
home Of Mr.. J. D. Clark. Mr.. Thomas
attempted to turn to the right 10 MAKE
room for q passing vehicle when. ne
lost control of his machine, causing II
to climb a bank and overturn. He was
badly bruised and the car was damag-
ed somewhat; but several children VINO
were riding with him were uninJured.
Warehouse For Rock Hill.
Rock Hill is to have large cotton
warehouse to be erected by the Nation
al Association Of Cotton Manufactur-
ers of New York city, The warehouse
which will have an initial capacity Of
10, 900 bales with an ultimate capacity
of twice this number will be one OF q
chain of standardized cotton ware
houses at strategic points throughout
the south. Other South Carolina cities
where these warehouses are to be
erected are Spartanburg, Greenvllle,
Columbia and Charleston.
Fined For Assault and Battery.
E. ]. Arrant, white, was convicted
before Magistrate Glenn of Ebenezer
few days ago for assaulting BOD
Jackson, colored, and wife, two
share croppers on his place, and was
fined $40 in each case. The evidence
deny. was that Arrant tied Jackson
and his wife to tree and thrashed
them with hickory withes. There was
considerable interest In the trial
among both white and colored. Geo.
G. Eayes represented the prosecution
and w. H. Dunlap represented the de-
fenSe.
Held For Serious Offenss.
Frank Adams, negro OF the
Hickory Grove section was arrested
this week by T. p. Ross OF ROCK Hill,
special agent of the Carolina & North
Western and Southern Railroads on
charge of throwing rocks through
car window of a Southern passenger
train on June q last. Following a
preliminary hearing before Magistrate
r. l.. A. Smith of Hickory Grove, he
sessions on bond in the sum OF S30O.
The negro furnished his own bond.
The railway special agent has been
working on the matter for some time
and Adams was arrested after q care
full investigation.
Employees Want More Money.
Rock Hill, August A.: Employees OF
the Hamilton Carhartt Mill OF TINS city
have requested an increase or 20 per
cent. in wages, according to announce
ment made today by B. L. lvey, secre.
tary of the mill. Mr.. Ivey states that
it has always been the policy Of Ham
ilton Carhartt, president OF the Car
hartt Mills, to share with the en-
ployees a large portion of the mllrs
earnings. The employees have In the
past It Is stated, been paid wages as
high as the earnings Of the mill 1usti-
fed. Mr.. Carhartt will not depart
from this policy in the present In
stance, Mr.. Ivey states. He added,
however that the present earnings OF
the Carhartt Mill do not justify an IN
crease of 25 per cent. In wages: rms
would involve an increase OF many
thousands of dollars in the payroll, an
increase so great that 1t is altogether
out of the question, Mr.. lvey states.
The mill owners are willing, II Is
stated, to give the employees an In
crease of per cent. in wages, but feel
that no greater raise than this can
be granted.
Shooting at Kings Mountain.
Kings Mountain, August 8: A most
mysterious shooting affair occurred IN
east Kings Mountain Monday morn
ing, when 13-year-old Arthur Taunt,
in company with 17year-old Ed Gill
bert. were walking down the road
about 800 yards from Arthur Gantts
store whom a 90 calibre bullet struck
Taunt in the back and went almost
through him. Both boys state that
they did not hear the report of gun
and neither saw anybody, although
the boys were in an opening at least