Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-20

LIle lHSG We have udu IlllS .MtHIcl. L AHc Slu "
was succeeded by sleet,. and during Monday
and the forenoon of Tuesday, Yorkville ap
peared in veritable winter garments. The
winter SO far, however; has been mild and
pleasant, the coolest weather occurring about
Christmas, when ice from 3 to 4 inches in
thickness was formed. We learn that two ice
houses in the vicinity of town were filled with
good, clear ice. t.. ,.;... .... ... i..,.,, ,,i0
.i THE COLUMBIA IREGIsTER. -lia"
o. COL James A. Hoyt, who, for the past two
years has filed the position of editor-in-chie1
of the Columbia Register, has retired from
that journal, and is succeeded by Col. John
w. R. Pope. While having charge of the edit
orial department of the Register, Col. Hoyt
displayed editorial ability Of a high order, and
he has our best wishes for success in any fu
ture. enterprise he 'contemplates.i Col. Pope
the present editor of the Register, has been
for some time connected with the paper, and
is a fluent, forcible writer, %, inn .....:-aa.,
I THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. Il:
- This sprightly morning paper, by the pres
ent mail arrangements, now reaches Yorkyille
at O'Clock on the morning of its publication.
The Observer contains, the Associated Press
telegraphic dispatches, and a full resume OF
all the news of the day. 1t is, edited with
care, and special attention is bestowed upon
the local department. To those on the line OF
the Chester and Lenoir Railroad wishing the
latest news at the earliest moment, we recon-
mend the Observer. The price of the Dails
Observer is IS per annum. ,,..... ..,.- !. Z. .,.,
,.4..j CHARLESTON WEEKLY. MEMS, .a3
The proprietors of the Charleston NIe,cs ana
Courier offer gold. prize of one hundred DOL
lars for the best serial story, written by resi-.
dent of South Carolina, illustrative Of South.
ern life, before, during or since the war.
Writers contending for the prize, should send
their manuscript to the publishers not later
than April LIST, next. The Weekly Ncus con.
tains literary department. a chess column
and an agricultural department, besides much
other matter that does not appear in the daily
edition, and is published at 90 per annuln.
p. DEATH OF DR.. THOMAS R. MAY.
The relatives of DR., Thomas R. May, al
this place. were shocked on Wednesday evening
of last week, at receiving the announcement OF
his sudden death, which occurred ON that day
from cholera morbus, at Belser's Cross Roads,
four miles from Kingstree, SC. The de-
ceased was a son of DR.. john May, Of this
place, and young man 'of fine promise and
bright prospects. !, He had located at Belser':s
Cross Roads, where he; was engaged in, in metr- metr-
chandising and practicing medicine. He was
buried from the Presbyterian church at Kings;
tree Rev. W. Cuttino Smith conducting the
burial services. . - 500 '"' 80 '''.'''' 'H~
"', '"- SHEEP HGsBANDRY. '':T1 ''',
We learn that Mr.. John O. Darby, Of Ches.
ter, has sold to Messrs. W. II: Goforth, T. A.
Gofotth, Preston Goforth and Jas w. Ware
fol: the sum of S4 900, the " Hemingway tract
of land in this county, embracing the battle.
ground Of Kings Mountain and lands ada.
cent thereto, containing $500 acres, The PVT
chasers are from Cleveland county, n. G., and ID
it is their purpose to conduct a sheep farm on
an extensive scale, on the above lands. " They
are represented as having capital and all other
requirements for making their enterprise "a
success. JTpI 1HI>!hH ~ !u!T2>'i" ,!:H .UrAI'
KLLED BY THE FAILING OF lA TREE.
On Friday last, MI" John J. Ash, who lived
near McConnel1sville, inithis cohhty, was KILL
ed by tree falling UPON him. i He was en-
gagged in telling the tree, which, afterIpartme
from; the stump, Lodged y on on top of another
near by. He then went to cut out some, 9, u un: q;
derbrush near the tree, to facilitate its falling
and while thus working, With his eye from the
lodged tree, it suddenly came down upon 'fiis
back; crushing him to the grolnd.l so severe
ly was he hurt tltat he lived only about three
Quarters of an hour. Nh Ash was an upright
and ,highly-respected, citizen, Il His; son, Mr.
John R.. Ash, book-keeper for Clark Bros, in
this place, came near losing his life,, while q
boy, under nearly similar circumstances, and
near near the same place at which occurred tile
present unfortunate accident; '"'''', 'i -
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR. o,..,,J,
: A Lodge of the above-named order was i'll
stituted at Rock Hill last Saturday, the. par
ticulair'ss Of which are given by our Rock Hill
correspondent. Those familiar with the work
ings of the order pronounce it the best benev
client organization that has yet been devised
From the report of deaths in the order for the
six months, ending 31st of Decembef last, ii
appears that 191 members died in the United
States of yellow fever, and tue families ffl o. o.
1S1 of these have received the s., 900 insurance
which the organization carries for each mem
ber, making the total paid out to the widows
and orphans or heirs Of deceased members
9S62, ,OOO This has cost the surviving mem
bers of the organization in assessments about
$6 each. The advantages which the members
enjoy, therefore, appear at once: At an an aver
age cost of. about $12 annually, each has an
insurance on his life of 81, 600, and in com
pany that is as, reliable as it is possible fol
anything to be in the world Of business.
g, DWELLING HOUSE BURNED. ,:.as
We regret to learn that on, Monday morning
last, the dwelling house of J. I,eonidas Moore
on Fishing creek, eight miles southeast Of
Yorkvlle, was totally destroyed by fire. and
with it all his furniture and the clothing OF
his family About 4 O'Clock that morning
some of the inmates of the house were aWak'
ened by the cracking of, the flames, and and the
alarm was given scarcely in time to admit the
members of the family on the first floor to
escape from the burning building IN Their
night clothes. Mr.. Moore saved only his pan
falcons, in which was tiie sum Of S120 belong
ing to church fund.- After those on the first
floor had escaped, it Eas ascertained that Miss
Lizzie Ross, q boarder in the house, WHOSE
apartment was Oh the second story, WAS still
in the burning building, and at: the peril ,oi
his life, Mr., Moore rushed through the flames
and made his way to Miss Ross room, where