Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-26
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.

Work on the Gaffney Extension-Mr. Free.
man Has His Commission-Sherif Ross
Moves to Gatfney-The Accident to Con.
ductor Mcclure.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURa, May 25.-The first trestle
built on the new branch of the o. Z. & C.
road from this place to Gaffney, not faI
from the O. r. & C.. depot, was finished
last week, and the putting in of others
together with the building of culverts, is
going rapidly forward. The company
will begin laying track in very short
time, so that they can carry the material
for future work by rail, as the road is
built.
Mr.. Tom Lemaster, who has the con-
tract for building the culverts and tres
ties, has developed large quarry of fine
granite OH part theold McCosh place,
near here, which is owned by Mr.. Alex
ander, of Rock Hill. It's proximity to
both the Southern and the G. r. q G.
road, and its character as fine building
material, will make it very valuable.
Mr.. M. NJ. Freeman, our newly ap-
pointed postmaster, has received his COM
mission and will, suppose, enter upon
the duties of his Office as soon as be can
make all necessary arrangements.
Mrs. Barbara Hill, wife Of DR.. L. A.
Hill, Of Mississippi, who was Whiso-
nant and raised near Antioch church, is
visiting relatives and friends around her
old home. When the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly, now in session at Char
lotte adjourns, her husband and son, both
of whom are delegates to that body, will
Join her, and there will bea family re-un-
ion of the Whisonant family at the old
homestead, where Mr.. Robert Dixon and
his mother, nephew and sister Of Mrs
Hill, now live.
Mr.. Hugh Mcclure, who is conductor
on freight train No. -, over the y. Il.
C.. road, met with very painful, and
nearly fatal accident on Saturday last
Just after his train left Newport, and was
running at the rate of 40 miles an hour
he started from the cab to the engine, te
give his engineer some instructions, ano
while stepping from the ladder OF box
car, which he had just climbed down Il
the fiat car, at slight curve in the road
the train gave sudden lurch, the fiat cal
was ierked forward to the full extent al
lowed by the coupling, Mr.. Mcclure los
his footing and was thrown with great
violence to the ground. His left shoulder
was dislocated, he was very badly
bruised all over, and rendered uncon'
scious for s or 10 hours. Fortunately he
was on the outside Of the cars and receiv
ed no injury from the wheels. A farmer
at work in field near the road witnessed
the accident, and went Immediately u
Mr.. McLure's help. A few minutes af
forwards, an extra came along, going tt
Rock Hill. The farmer tagged it dowI
and he was carried to Rock Hill wher'
Drs. Crawford and Strait attended to him
He recovered consciousness about l:
o'clock Saturday night, and was brough
home on a special, Sunday afternoon
Though still suffering from his bruises
he is getting along very well.
Our new sheriff, Mr.. j. B. Ross, tind
that he will be compelled to live at th
county seat, and will move his family Il
Gaffney this week.
MIR. j. NJ. Guyton is visiting his aget
mother in Anderson county, who is quit
ill and not expected to live.
The air is still quite cool, and vegeta
ton, especially the cotton plant, has no
grown off very vigorously. W. A.