Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-07-17
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Severe Rain Storms-Narrow Escape From
Death-Personal Mention.

Severe Rain Storms-Sarrow Escape From
Death-Personal Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvlle Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURG, July 16.-A very Sc
we're electric, rain and windstorm
visited our town and vicinity yester-
day afternoon about 7 o'clock. The
sky was of almost inky blackness, the
flashes of lightning very vivid and
rapid, the wind blew a heavy gale and
the rain came in torrents, with occa-
sional gusts. Trees were blown down
in some places and the corn almost
leveled. No other damage was done
that I have heard of.
On Wednesday last, Freight Con-
ductor F. V. Falls, of the Southern
road, met with an accident which
came near costing him his life. He
was in the act of coupling two cars
one box, the other fatcar. The
latter was loaded with steel rails; one
of which projected several inches be-
yond the end of the car, and when
the two cars came together and before
Mr.. Falls could get out of its way, the
rail struck his head and threw it
against the boxcar, cutting severe
cash on one side of his head and sew
ering the attachment of several mus
cles on the opposite side just under
the ear. Fortunately, the car spent
it's force at this juncture, the coupling
was made, and it could go no further,
thus saving the unfortunate mans
head from being crushed. The wounds
were dressed by Drs. Ramseur and
Black, and Mr.. Falls, made as COM
Portable as possible, left for his home
in Charlotte the same afternoon.
At Cherokee Inn, on Friday evening
last, Mrs. Jno. F. Jones gave most
charming entertainment to the young
people of our town, complimentary to
Miss Annie Lee Freeman, of Toccoa,
Ga. The visiting young ladies were
Misses Fannie Fleetwood, Rome, Ca,
Mary Schorb, Yorkville, S. c., jamie
Thomson, Gaffney, S. c., Lillian
Hopper, Gaffney, S. c., and Blackwood,
of Spartanburg, S. c. Refreshments
were served by the generous hostess,
and soon after the guests enjoyed a
most delightful german led by Mr.. Sam
Deal and Miss Annie Lee Freeman.
Miss Hopper of Gaffney City, and
the Misses Blackwood, of Spartanburg,
are visiting the family of Mr.. D. D.
CASTOR.
Miss Mary Schorb, of Yorkville,
who has been visiting Miss Luna Hea-
Ian, left Saturday to visit friends in
Charlotte.
Miss Freeman returned on Saturday
to her home in Tocoa, Ga.
Miss jamie. Thomson, of Gaffney,
is visiting Miss Lucy Thomson.
Mr.. A. G. Parker is building two
very neat cottages on South Mountain
street.
DR.. B. f. Feemster, of Hoodtown,
spent last week with his daughter, Mrs.
Gamble, of this place. He returned
home on Saturday, but will be back in
few weeks for the purpose of having a
dwelling erected on his lot on RutEer-
ford street near the residence of Mr..
VIM. Anthony.
James Collins, a Confederate veter-
an, died yesterday on Mr.: Mr.. B. ].
Colds farm, four miles from Blacks
burg. He was a member of the Sew
enteenth S. C. regiment of Confederate
troops. During the past five years he
has suffered much from physical in6rm-
tiles; but bore his afIliction with be-
coming patience and fortitude. Let
us hope that the weary, wornout vet
eran, having at last "crossed over the
river" rests in peace "under the shade
OF the trees" w. A.