Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
souIH CAROLINA NEWS

- Citizens OF Conway are promoting
a movement to build q potato house.
- Spartanburg's Sunday night free
will offering to Billy Sunday, amounted
to $22,654.S0.
- Federal prohibition enforcement Of
fcers raided the Elk's club in Charles
ton last Friday night and got eight
packages of different kinds OF liquor.
- Gaffney, February 10: The remains
of r. r. Johnson, who was killed
Thursday at the Musgroye mill by
coming in contact with o live elec-
trio wire, were today taken to Bes-
semer City, N. c., where they were In
TERED. A delegation of Masons from
Granard lodge accompanied the body
to it's last resting place, where 1t was
inferred with Masonic honors. 1t is
said that C. L. Dixon, the other young
man who was shocked by the same
wire which killed Johnson, and who
fell a distance of sixty eight feet sus-
tained no serious injury, and will soon
resume work.
Both houses have adopted the con-
ference report on the Wells resolution
to extend the time for paying taxes un-
til June with graduated penalties and
executions not to go into the hands OF
the sheriffs until after September 1.
Under the report, which viii be the
law, executions are to be made up by
the treasurers after June /, but held
after September /, a taxpayer being al
lowed to pay his taxes during this pc
riod without the cost Of collection, but
with q penalty of eight per cent. PEN
alties are provided as follows: One per
cent for January, two per cent Tor FED
ruary, three per cent for March, five
per cent for April, six per cent for May
and from June to September l, eight
per cent! .a
= Columbia, February IT: A verdict
for $4,000 was awarded to Mrs. Lyde
Mcdonald today, in her suit against
Richard S. DesPortes, prominent Col
umba financier, in which she sued
for s15O,0O0 in an alleged breach of
promise action. The trial started
wednesday morning, and the jury was
ut all of last night. Mrs. McDon-
aid alleged that she and Mr.. DesPortes
had lived together as man and wife
for 90 years; that they had been west
together, registering at hotels as man
and wife; and that he had paid her
many attentions and that he left her
recently. Mr.. DesPortes is director OF
a. large bank here; he is owner OF
large properties in the city and Is q
member Of prominent family.
- Spartanbmg, February 10: H. F.
McGee, a former president of the
Spartanburg chamber of commerce
and q leading merchant Of the city,
shot and killed a negro burglar in his
home on East Main street here to-
night. The negro walked into the bed
room of the home in which Mr.. ana
Mrs. MCGEE were, and discovering their
presence, started to retire, when Mr..
MCGEE snatched pistol from. the
dresser and fired four times, and fol-
lowed the man into the ADJOINING
room, where he fired two shots, all OF
which struck the man, killing him in
stantly. The negro is believed to be
Albert Perry, a local character with
a police record.
- Ernest Netherton, a white man,
about SO or 60 years OF age, was run
over by q Ford car driven by b. M.
Berree, a farmer, of Caroleen, N. c.,
and killed, near Whitney, SpartanSurg
last Friday afternoon. An in
quest was held and the verdict was
that the death was accidental. Mr..
I'eree was held by the coroner. Mr..
Feeree and two companions were on
their way to the Billy Sunday meet
ing when the accident occurred. Mr..
Ferree started by a wagon in the road
md the man started across the road,
stopped and ran back in front of the
,ar. Netherton was badly cut about
he head and one leg was broken. He
was rushed to the general hospital,
where he died in a short while.
- Clyde Brown of Pacolet, was shot
md killed on the Inman road near
Spartanburg last Friday afternoon by