Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-23
LOCAL LAcoNICS
Killed by Sorghum.

Killed by Sorghum.
Green sorghum cane is believedt to
have caused the death. of three cattle
of the herd of c. II. Smith of York
No. 4, one day this week. A herd of
eighteen got out of the pasture and
into the cane, three of them, two cows
and a steer dying short time after
eating heavily OF the sorghum.
Smith Lost Fourth Horse.
A fine horse, valued at $500, the
property Of Jeptha Smith, son OF G.
II. Smith of York No. 4, died suddenly
yesterday morning under rather pecu-
liar circumstances. The horse had
been hitched with other horses, pull
ing a disk harrow, when 1t became
suddenly i'll and died within a short
time. This is the. fourth horse that
Mr.. Jeptha Smith has lost in the past
several years. Messrs. Henry and
Jeptha Smith, who farm together,
have had hard luck this week, two
cows and n steer belonging to Mr..
Henry Smith, having died during the
week as a result of eating green feed.
1t is not thought that the horse which
died yesterday, had gotten hold of any
of this feed.
ne vase OF" SOUeU. ''''.'
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: The
statement was made in Fort Mill a
day or two ago by friend OF NJ A.
Cohen, who was shot and seriously
wounded one night several weeks ago
by prohibition officers when he re-
fused to obey their order TO stop his
car on the public highway near town,
that instead of bringing the action
which he threatenedp against the Of
ficers in the state courts, Cohen was
endeavoring to enter suit against
them in the Federal courts. Very
little has been heard of the shooting
of Cohen in Fort Mill for some time
and the impression seemed TO he that
the whole matter would be dropped.
Mr.. Cohen moved from Fort Mill to
Gastonia, n. c., several weeks ago and
is now in the mercantile business
there.
LITER Escapes.
Frank Smith, mulatto negro doing
a life time sentence on the York cOun-
ty chaingang escaped from the gang
on the West road about three and
one-half miles west of Yorkville, early
Wednesday morning. The cOnvicts
and wagon train were on their way TO
the work from the camp when Smith
asked permission to so TO the rear to
get a shovel. There was thick patch
of woods nearby and Smith dived
into the woods. Several minutes
elapsed before he was missed and al
though search was made for him all
of Wednesday morning he could not
be located. Smith was convicted at the
April term OF court of the killing of
another negro in EbeneZer township
on account of his wife. The negro
admitted ut the trial that he had been
carrying Il pistol for months with a
view to getting the other negro, and
this fact convicted. him although the
jury Immediately after rendering it's
verdict agreed to ask n pardon for
Smith. Evidently thinking the par
don was n long time coming if ever,
he left at the first opportunity.
Candidate TaIIey.
Mr.. w. J. Talley, of Rock Hill, was
in Yorkville between trains Wednes-
day evening, having come over to see
friends here in connection with his
candidacy for the general assembly.
In discussing the subject with, re-
porter for The Yorkville Enquirer, Mr..
Talley said: 81 am not conscious of
any special qualification as repre-
'NlANtlNANt III lllt SNlltl ctl dSotllblg,
but many of my friendsshave been in
sisting that | offer, and of course
would like to go. OF course | am not
much of n talker; but | can tell what
think pretty well, and | will know
enough to vote for what / think is for
the best interest of York county and
of the state. II | am elected as a rep.
resentative of York county in the leg
islature, Of course l will understand
that TO mean that | am ope of the
representatives of the whole county,
and | shall endeavOr to act according
ly. But you understand that am
laboring man; that my life has been
spent among people who contribute
their share of the public good by
working with their hands, and natur-
ally | understand the viewpoint OF
these people best"