Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-05
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
the County.
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Some Items of Fact, Some OF Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea of
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Fort Mill Times, March 81: DR.. A.
L. OFT q. few days ago received let
ter from his son, Lieut.. Wa OFT, U.
8. ~, written from a Syrian port
while Lieut.. OFT was on the way to
Alexandria, Egypt. After spending
few days in Alexandria, Lieut.. OFT
wrote that he intended to visit Cairo
and Jerusalem before returning to
Constantinople, the Near East home
station of his war vessel. Lieut.. OFT
is pleasantly remembered by many
Fort Mill people who got acquainted
with him during his visit last August
at the home of his father in Fort; Mill.
1.-THE Fort Mill friends of DR.. T. S.
Kirkpatrick who recently underwent
a severe operation for appendicitis at
a Rock Hill hospital, are pleased 10
learn from day to day that his condl-
tton continues satisfactory and that
he is now practically out of danger
from the operation...-........Police OFF,
GERS Potts and McManus Tuesday af-
ternoon seized GO two-ounce bottles
of Jamaica ginger in the store OF
lfeacham Moore, near the Southern
freisht depot, in Fort Mill. and Moore
was required to put up a cash bond
Of 800. with the town authorities on
che charge of violating the. ordinance
against storing A half gallon of ini-
tatton rum, which Officer Potts said
Moore brought from the passenger.
train from Charlotte late Tuesday af-
ternoon, also was seized by the off,
GERS. Recorder OFT last night said no
time had been set for the trial OF
Moore and that he might not ask for
trial. ...............J. w. Fisher Of Fort Mill
and his brother, Millard Fisher OF
Chariot Saturday got themselves
into considerable trouble as the result
Of III feeling which grew out OF the
attempt Of J. w. Fisher to collect one
day last week a board bill which he
claimed P. o. Harsett Of Fort Mill
owed him. Harsett is employed at
one Of the local cotton mills as is ].
W. Fisher. Saturday morning the two
Fishers attacked Hargett about the
head with coca-cola bottles, it was
stated, and inflicted injuries he found
it necessary to have physician dress.
The Fishers were then arrested by the
town authorities charged with Tiolat-
inc this ordinance against disorderly
conduct. J.. w. Fisher was fined s25,
which he paid. Millard Fisher drew
g. $50 fine and did not have the money
to pay it. Monday morning he was
taken to the county chaingang to serve.
a 30-day sentence. Subsequently his
flne was paid and he was released
from the chaingang, but not before
warrant was issued by Magistrate ].
r.. Halle charging him with assault
and battery with intent to kill. No
opportunity was presented to serve
the warrant, however. as Fisher elud-
ed the officers after being released
from the chaingang. A similar war
rant was issued Saturday by Magis-
trats Halle for J. w. Fisher and he
was bound over under a $500 bond
for trial at the next term of criminal
court in York.
Chester Reporter, March 81: Thomas
c. Coyle, who was on trial for bigamy
when The Reporter was printed Mon
day afternoon. was found not guilty.
Mss Clara Vaughn was tried Tuesday
morning for the murder Of little Diliie
May Ray. It was shown conclusivelE
that the shooting was accidental. and
Miss Vaughn was acquitted. Bette
Carter, charged with murder, plead
guilty Of manslaughter, and was given
q sentence of ten years. Eddie Mod
est. alias John Smith, charged with
forgery, plead guilty. His sentence
was two years Imprisonment. Sam
Stroud, also charged with forgery
likewise plead guilty and was given a
similar sentence. Richard Bagley
plead guilty OF larceny and receiving
stolen goods and was sentenced to
one year. Benson Kirby plead guilty
to larceny and receiving stolen goods,
and received sentence of three years,
and for conviction on the charge OF
assault and battery and carrying con-
cealed weapons was given thirty days.
Ray Williams and VIM. Ivory who
plead guilty to larceny and receiving
stolen goods, received a sentence OF
ffva years each. Saml. Mccullough,
who plead guilty to violation OF the
liquor law, was given one year. Also
Israel Miller the same sentence for 4
similar offense, with eleven months
remitted. --.....A Glee Club has been
organized under the auspices of the
Community Y. M. C.. A., and should
soon be furnishing Chester with some
highgrade and first class entertain
ment, as many of the citys most tai
ented performers are included in its
ranks. and"all have gone 10 work with
g. will The personnel Of the new Or
ganization is as follows: Messrs.
Chester Alexander, James TT. Banks.