Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The Episcopalians at Lancaster G.. H. are
erecting neat house of worship.
- The Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken is authorita-
lively announced as candidate for re-elec-
tion to Congress.
- On Monday night of last week, George E.
Shirer, clerk in the store of Banks & Smith,
of Orangeburg, was overpowered by robbers
and forced, at the peril of his life, to give
them the combination of the safe in the store.
The robbers opened the safe, and secured
about $400 in cash.
- A card in the Columbia Register, over the
signature of "Richland Democracy" makes
the following nomination: ''The Hon. B. II.
Massey of York county has served three terms
in the Legislature with zeal, ability and
faithfulness that attracts universal attention
and deserves reward. We therefore nominate
this popular public servant for the office of
Secretary of State."
In the Court of General Sessions at Wal
halla, last week, his Honor Judge PRESLEY pre-
siding, one case on appeal from trial Justice
Shelor's court was of some interest, wherein
defendants cow strayed into his neighbours
field and was promptly impounded according
to law. Defendant offered seventy-fve cents
in payment for damages and it was refused,
whereupon defendant seized his cow and by
force carried her off. For this violation of
law the trial justice imposed fine of five dol
lars. The appeal was dismissed The Judge
claimed that no man had right to estimate
the damages he should pay, and certainly none
to take the cow away by force.
"A singular and fatal accident occurred
near Greenvile last week. Rose Blassingame,
an old colored woman, went to the death bed
of her son-in-law who died soon after her ar
rival Soon after his death she began pre-
pairing his remains for burial. While thus en-
gagged a thunder storm came up, but she did
not desist and still remained by the body, the
door of the house having been allowed to re-
main unclosed despite the rain. Suddeply
there was vivid flash of lightning, followed
by terrific crash, and the old woman fell
dead, struck down by the dreadful current.
Her body was much mangled and torn and
death was apparently instantaneous.
john Lyon machinist at the Piedmont
Factory. who was arrested by the police in
Greenyile Friday for drunkenness, died in
the guardhouse on Saturday morning. An in
quest was held and a verdict rendered that
he died of congestion of the lungs. He came
from New York about three years ago was
formerly addicted to drink, but had been sober
for months. On Sunday he started on spree.
His wife threatened to leave him if he got
drunk again. She, true to the promise, left
for the North on Monday night and Lyon gave
loose rein to his appetite. He drank heavily
during the week, which ended in congestion
and death. lie was a good workman and
much respected His remains were taken to
Piedmont.
- Mrs. G. A Woods, (nee Mary Bell Culp)
died at her home in Marion on Monday of last
week. Her remains were taken to her former
home in Union on the following Wednesday.
and were buried at the burying-ground Of
the Methodist Church in that town. Mrs.
Woods was the elder daughter of Mr.. B.
d. Culp, of Union, and she was married to
Mr.. Charles A. Woods, of Marion, S. c., Oh
the 9th of April, 1SS1-just fourteen months
ago to day. Many no doubt will remember
her as the representative of South Carolina
at the unveiling of the monument at the
Kings Mountain Centennial celebration in
1880. The news of her death fell like clap
OF thunder upon the ears or her many 1rlendS,
and the people showed how much they loved
and honored her by closing their places of
business and following the remains to their
last resting place with heads bowed low and
tears She was loved by all who knew her,
and she had quite host of friends. The be-
reaved families have the sympathies of large
circle of friends in the loss of the pure Chris
tian wife, sister and daughter that she was.
She leaves babe, born two days before her
death.