Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-31
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
Man Killed by Electricity Carried to
Old Home for Burial.
BLINKING BUzzARDS BROKEN UP

Offer of IL Cents Causes FURRY o.
Cotton selIing-City Filled Will
visitors for Winthrop Fina!s-otheI
News and Notes of the Metropoli:
Of York County.
(By Staff Correspondent.
Rock Fill. May 2S-In charge Of an
escort from Frank Roach Post Amer
ican Legion, Rock HILL the body Of b.
l.. Galloway, employee of the Hamil-
ton Carhartt Cotton Mill who was
killed by electricity here Friday af-
ternoon, was carried to his home in
Hartsville, S. c., today for burial. There
were no eye witnesses TO the electro
cution of Mr.. Galloway which occur
red yesterday at 2.35 o'clock. 1t was
apparent. however, that he was en-
gagged in the act of removing an cleo
trio lamp frcm a socket. A small
burn on the finger and 4 slight bruise
on the face were the only external
evidences Of injury. He was seen to
fall and death was instantaneous.
The young man was about 81 years of
age. He made his home with his
mother Mrs. J. w Galloway on Eben-
; eZer avenue.
Blinking Buzzards Blasted.
"Thc Blinking Buzzards,' clandes-
tine organization of local white scape-
graces has been broken up. What the
constitution and bylaws of the
Blinking Buzzards" proposed to do
except raise cain generally cannot be
learned. Just how many young white
boys belonged to the organization
could not be learned. \ gang Of
them mikbchaved and raised rough
house generally at one of the enter
tainments in connection with the close
Of the public schools this week and
the following morning seven of them
stood before the recorder. Each re-
ccivcd fine and lecture. There are
those here who believe that the buz-
yards have some connection with the
many cases of housebreaking that
have been reported to the police, late
ly. That connection, however, has not
been established. Where the boys came
by the name THE blinking Buzzards.' y
and why their tendency toward out
| lawry is not known. There Is no qucs-
ton however, that the buzzards are
now on the blink.
Showing EN- How.
People living along Main street and
along other streets here who have no
garages in which to house their auto
mobiles ana therefore leave them on
the streets at night arc going to have
to cease the practice and give local
builders n job. For the "Blnking
I3lzzards" or somebody else is making
:: practice Of coming along after the
auto owners arc sleep. crlnking up the
,'ars and going on JOY rides. There
are numerous complaints Of this KIND.
Col. Charles l.. Cobb was telling
about IN experience of his last We'd
ncslay night. IL left my car out in
front of my home on East Main street
as usual" he said. and then retired.
About midnight or perhaps later. ]
was aroused by the sound of somebody
,inkcrins wifi my car. Going to the
window saw the outline OF several
figures. didn't know just what to
do. never owned pistol in my life
and knew that if | went to the front
I took n chance Of possibly losing my
life. The gHngstcrs kept trying to
tart the car
81 watched and listened for some
time and finally yelled from the win
dow, prime her, boys: ami she'll start
lot easier
| well, sir, those gangsters looked
In moment in the direction from
whence came my voice and then they
went sctrryinG down the street. No,
they didn't wait tn follow my inStruc-
ton"
SaIesmanship.
Joe and Preach are cu.orcd boys
who do Il shoe shine business just OF
Railroad avcnuc here. The cores
nondcnt heard Preach preach Joe Il
strong lesson in salcsmanship when
lie went there to get his shoes shincd
this morning.
Joe WAS nearest the correspondent
and therefore got the contract to shine
his shoes while Preach balled Joe out
for getting to the job first. Then
Preach went out onto the street call
ing out to the paSSers-hy:
Shine. shinc-rcal shoe shine.
Black, white or rcd for Il dime
.Niggcr," said Joe, don't you know
dat dcre amt no use in yo' all sachet-
ing out On dc boulevard looking for
business. Folks what wants shoe
shines will come and gt EN-"
"NigSer." replied Preach. dat is
where yo all skins yn Hlfs ignance
again and proves TO sho' dat 1t
wasn't any brains in yo' haid what
furnished tie fertility To make all dem
kinks on go hud grow.
1T am true dat y0' didn't hab to hoi-
low after dat gentleman what's shoe:
yo' is Shinin'; cause Hh reckOns a.