Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-28
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
No Clue to Culnrits.n.t: 3:

No Clue to culprits.".r;
Trustees of; Miller School District
No. IS, ns yet have no clue to the par
ty or parties who shot up the coiored
school house of the district several
weeks ago. A reward is offered for
conviction Of the guilty parties.
Destroyed, by Fire. go. -
Fire destroyed "a Ford touring car,
the property ofrDave Cameron. .ot
Yorkville, Tuesday evening: The fire
occurred while cameron was: travel
ing alone in the car on the Chester
road Insurance in the sum OF S50C
was carried. -; - t2.',:'
Large Still Destroyed. -,
: Officers. C. Y Allison and L. H. Al
lison, operating in: the Kings Creek
section last Saturday, DESTROYED a
thirty gallon capacity distillery.. About
300 gallons of beer, a .bushel Of meal
and number of boxes and barrels
were also destroyed.
Advised to Boil Water.
Citizens Of Rock FILL have been ad-
vised by the board of-health OF that
city to boil all water used for drink
ing purposes. A statement issued. by
the board of health states that while
there are no cases of;Typhoid fever in
the city at present and: that, there Is
only one suspected case, the water
analysis is not as good7as 1t has been,
and we deem it advisable to. exercise
this precaution."
Verdict for Plaintiff:
a. verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum Of $50 was returned by q jury IN
Magistrate Corners: court IN ,YorlSvilie
last Wednesday, in the ! case OF; f. Pave ta,
Allen White against Bryant Hail. The
plaintiff sued for an amount which he
claimed was owing tb him for full
settlement on some cotton grown. In
partnership with the defendant. y The
Jury returned a verdict for the full
amount sued. for. The defendant an
nounced his intention Of appealing to
the court. of common pleas.
Glover School. Bonds.
Senator Hart has. introduced the fol-
lowing: A bill to amend Section 1913
of the code of laws, 1912, Volume l, as
last amended By. adding thereto a
proviso increa sing the amount OF. ponds
to be issued byr Glover school district
No. 81 Of York county to per cent. or
the aSSeSSCQ NSlitf.lloii " tiAS T.. .SHS -
within said school district, and fix'nS
the interest of such bonds at not ex-
ceeding Z per cent. Referred to COM
mittee on judici ry:g
Voluntary Petition Filed.
Greenville ;Piedrnpntst r Thursday: A
petition of voluntary Bankruptcy was
filed in the United States District
Court today by. the firm of w. ..
Harshaw & Co., of .McConnellsville S.
C., giving liabilities of .$60,651!23 and
assets of 6O,059.71. The petition gives
nearly a. hundred firms and individuals
to whom money is owed, and bills and
notes receivable, in large amount. Ihe M;
firm is a partnership, doing a general
mercantile business.
Win for Bethany. : - 2, ~.
In one of the fastest and snappiest
games of basketball played on the
Bethany court this season, Bethany de
feated Kings Mountain, N, c. on the
Bethany court last Friday by a score OF
26 to 19. Bethany defeated the Santl-
ago school team on the 1atter's ground
last Tuesday In a practice game by a
score of 35.. o. Wells Bethany
center suffered sprained ankle carry
in the contest 'and was out for the re-
mainder. So far, this season the Beth-
any team has a. perfect record, not
single game having been,lost.
Camp jackson Deserters Held.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: Two
Young white men who gave the names
of J. R. Orr and S. Reward Meyers.
were taken from a north bound freight
train passing through Fort Mill late
last Wednesday afternoon by ": u.
Potts, chief Of police, and have since
been held as prisoners in the Fort
Mill police, station. The young men
said they had ran away from the army
at Camp jackson, Columbia, accord
ING to the statement of Mr.. Potts, and
were on the way to their homes in
PENNSYLVANIA. Both wore the uni
form of army privates. Mr.. Potts at
once informed the authorities at Camp
Jackson of the arrest Of the men and
last Friday afternoon he received a
wire from the commander Of the
camp requesting him to hold the men
until q guard could arrive in Fort
Mill to take them back to Columbia.
Nothing further has been heard, by
the Fort Mill officer from the Camp
Jackson authorities and meanwhile
both men are locked up in Fort Mill.
Mysterious Marauder.
Many people in the Providence
neighborhood of, Mecklenburg coun-
ty, Just across the state line from the
upper section of Lancaster county.
are alarmed over the appearance in
that vicinity OF q wild animal, thought
to be 4 panther, which is reported
to have carried off several pigs be-
longing to farmers. The animal was
first seen about ten days ago and
was then shot at by Edward Russell,
who lives near Providence church.
but his aim was poor. and the animal
apparently escaped pninjured. Since
then others have seen the animal.
among the number Luther Squires,
who met it in tho public road and at
tempted to strike it with an axe handle.
but the animal showed evidences Of
defending itself and ,Squires ran to Il
nearby house: to get a gun. When he
returned with the gun the animal had
disappeared. He described it as black
and about the size of Il collie. Others
who have seen it's tracks declare that
it is panther. Several parties were
organized to hunt the animal and
spent the greater part OF yesterday
searching for it! along Four Mile
creek, hut with what success has not
yet been learned in Fort! Mill
York Chester Annexation Case.
Chester Reporter, Thursday: The ap-
peal in the Chester-York annexation
case. will be heard next Thursday, Feb
in Tpl,,y,l,i tI,o to