Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER-Lantern, June ID: The
Catawba mill property was sold Friday
on the premises. 1t was bid off by
w. B. Wilson, Esq, attorney, presum-
ably for the D. A. Tompkins company,
at $4,000. The capital stock was
$4,000; but the cost was more than
that, probably about 100000. 1t is
practically new. '...'''''Mr. Ed Gibson,
once resident of Chester, died sud-
denly in Winston last Friday. His
remains were brought here for burial
in Evergreen cemetery. .'.'''''''Colonel
and Mrs. E. T. Atkinson and Mrs.
Cattle Morrison left today for Saluda,
where they will run a boarding house
during the summer. '''''''"A. G. Brice,
Esq, went to Due West Saturday to
attend commencement ..'.'.''' 'Messrs.
John Davidson and Brainerd Dobson,
of Yorkvlle, spent Sabbath in the
city. Bulletin, June 16: Miss Har-
lee, of Florence, is visiting at Mr.. W..
NJ. Corkill's. I'VE have been in
formed that Mr.. David Femphill's
position is division quartermaster with
the rank of lieutenant colonel and a
salary of $4,000. .'..'''"'A colored man
on Mr.. w. S, Westbrook's plantation,
near Rossville, was struck and killed
by lightning Sunday evening. ''''''Mrs.
Sallie Hemphill, Mrs. jamie Stringfel-
low and Nixon, and Miss Hattie
Banks, of Rock Hill, went to Blowing
Rock, Thursday to spend the summer
at Mrs. Stringfellow's summer home
there.
LANCAsTER-Ledger, June IA
Congressman Strait spent day or so
in Camden the past week. .'''''''''Upon
recommendatio of the board of health
the council promptly quarantined the
residence of Mr.. Wylie as soon as it
was known that case of diphtheria
had developed in his family. Every
precaution is being used to prevent
the spread of the disease. Mr.. Wylie's
oldest daughter, Juanita, also has
diphtheria, but it is thought she has
passed the critical period, and her
speedy recovery is hoped for. MIR.
Seabron Jones, an aged and highly
esteemed citizen of the vicinity of
Kershaw, died on the 9TH instant, after
protracted illness. Mr.. Jones was
81 years of age and had been men,
ber of the Baptist church from early
manhood. He was good citizen-an
honest, upright, pious man. He leaves
three children surviving him Seabron
Jones, Jr., VIM. Jones and Mrs. Il. Il.
Williams. His remains were Inferred
at the family burying ground, near his
home, on Wednesday. ION Tuesday
of last week, Messrs. Charlie Harmon
and a Mr.. Arant, both employees at
Whisonant's saw mill, near kershaw,
got into difficulty in which the FORM
er was struck in the head with a pine
root by Mr.. James Arant, father Of
young Arant, and Knocked insensible.
He was taken home and given every
attention, but died on Friday from the
effects of the blow. '''''..''Mr. John K.
Baker was exhibiting a large rattle
snake at Kershaw last Saturday which
he had captured the day before. 1t
has II rattles and a button, indicating
that it is in its 18th year. He has it
securely confined in box and will sell
it to anybody who wants to start
museum. '.''' About five years ago MIR.
John J. Bowers, Of Flat Creek town.
ship, painfully hurt one of his legs.
Recently it has given him considerable
trouble and amputation above the
knee became necessary. ''''''''''' Mary
Evans, second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Z. Wylie, died at their home
yesterday morning of diphtheria. ''''''
DR.. c. w. Humphreys, who has been
pastor of the Presbyterian church here
for the past 10 years, has given notice
to the session of the church of his
purpose to ask presbytery to dissolve
the pastoral relation.
CLEVELAND-Shelby Star, June
Is: There will be big basket picnic
at the new iron bridge across Broad
river between Nos. l and = townships
on Saturday July End. The bridge
will be completed by that time and
North and South Carolina will join in
to make the occasion a grand success.
The date was changed from July 4th,
so as not to conflict with the Gaffney
and Shelby celebrations. '''''''''M Messrs.
R. B. Miller and c. p. Roberts, who
purchased the outfit and the good will
of The Southern Spindle and Loom,
have changed the name back to The
Aurora and reduced the size to four
pages. The first number is an inter-
esting paper and we trust it will merit
and receive liberal patronage '''''''.'
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