Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-26
LOCAL lAcONICS
Brandon School Opens.

Brandon School Opens.
Brandon school in Bethel township
has entered upon the work of the 1922
% session. The teachers are Leon
PlaXco and Mrs. Emily Dulin Barnett.
Rock Hill Pastor Arrives.
Rev. Walter r. Alexander who re-
Gently accepted a call to the pastorate
of the First Baptist church of Rock
Hill, preached to the congregation
Sunday morning and evening.
Good Rain Last Night.
The first heavy rain that York coun-
ty has known in two months fell last
night accompanied, by severe elec-
trical storm. Reports from over the
county this morning were that practi-
cally every section received a liberal
rain.
Charged With Abandonment.
Charged with abandonment Of his
wife, Mrs. Essie Boone, G. A. Boone,
textile machinist Of Rock Hill was
arrested in that town yesterday and
later released on bond Of $1,000 after
he had been brought to Yorkville to
be committed to Jail The abandoned
wife, Mrs. Essie Boone, rather at
tractive looking young woman was in
YOrkville today to consult an attorney
in connection with the warrant against
her husband. She is said TO have
stated that she expected to prosecute
her husband to the full extent of the
law. 1t is charged that Boone has
been living in Rock Hill with a woman
not his wife.
Corn Liquor Burned.
Twenty-fv gallons Of moonshine
whisky was poured into the gutter
along West Liberty street yesterday
afternoon by the sheriff and other Of
ficials following q raid in the Enon
church section Of Kings Mountain
township yesterday morning when a
large distillery and a quantity of IL
quor were found. In addition to the Ii
quor about 5000 gallons of beer was
found at the still and this was des-
troyed while the 90-gallon copper
boiler and worm were brought to
Yorkville to be added to the sheriff's
collection of unique designs in moon
shine manufactures. Two white men
who were working at the still when
the officers came on the scene made
their getaway but were recognized
and warrants for their arrest will be
still was located not a great distance
away from the home of Ernest
Boheler. Three gallons of liquor was
poured out at the site of the still.
Twenty-Five gallons which was found
in barrel was brought to Yorllville
and poured out while many curious
folks and some thirsty folks looked on.
A match was struck and the stream Of
alcohol was fired. 1t was described by
the officers as good liquor" since it
burned readily. In the raiding party
were Sheriff Fred, Quinn, Magistrate
Fred c. Black and Constables II. L.
Johnson and r. f. Lee.
Well, Here's Mary Again.
Gastonia Gazette, Saturday: Mrs.
Mary Boheler, who was tried and con-
victed in Gastonia county Superior
Court some Is or 20 months ago on the
charge Of receiving and selling whisky,
and given a suspended sentence of IS
months in Jail, was arrested Thursday
in Gastonia and lodged in the county
Jail. Mrs. BOheler'S sentence of Is
months was suspended on condition
that she get out of the state and stay
1t will be recalled that the trial of Mrs.
Boheler furnished quite n sensation at
the time. She was apprehended at her
home near Pleasant Ridge on the
charge of keeping liquor for sale. 1t
was alleged that she made frequent
trips to the mountains for the purpose
of securing liquor The trial was hard
fought and excited n great deal of in
terest. Since the trial and up until a
short time ago. Mrs. Boheler was out
of the county. II was learned recently
that she was thinking Of returning to
Gastonia, and it is alleged that she was
trying to purchase farm near Gas
tonia. She was promptly rearrested
and lodged in Jail by Sheriff Cole. 1t
is understood that efforts are being
made by her attorney, John G. Carpen-
ter, to secure her release on bond, but
the authorities declare that the only
release for her is a pardon from the
governor, that the 1S-months Jail sent
ence automatically goes into effect
with her appearance in Gastonia, fol-
lowing the judges sentence.