Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-25
a}liseellaneous 8eading.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.

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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER-The Lantern, June q :
Mr.. Giles Corkill is home from Fur
man. ......."Miss Louise Ratchford, of
Yorkville, is visiting Miss Sallie White.
........Mrs. J. w. Humbert, of York
Vile, is spending few days with Mrs.
M. V. Patterson. ......'"Joe Wright, q
colored boy on Mr.. J. w. Dunnovant's
place, was killed by the vestibule train
on the Seaboard, Saturday morning.
He was herding cows near the rock
crusher, about five miles from town,
and seemed to be asleep on the track.
When the train ran around curve it
was to near him to stop. The whistle
was blown and he rose up just before
the train struck him. Coroner Shan
non held an inquest and verdict was
rendered in accordance with the facts
stated above. .....'...The president, yes
terday, sent to the senate the nomina-
ton of J. w. Dunnovant to be post
master at Chester. '.'.'.'"It is under
stood here that the Catawba Spinning
mill has passed into the hands of Chas.
J. Webb and others of Philadelphia,
who are connected with immense man
ufacturing and mercantile interests
and are rated away up among the
numerous millions. 1t is probable that
others nearer home are interested but
we cannot give definite information as
to that.
LANCASTER-Ledger, June o.
Mrs. Sarah ANA Dunn, widow of the
late John Dunn, died at the home OF
her son-in-law, Mr.. M. c. Gardner, in
Flat Creek township, on the 9TH in
slant, after lingering illness of con-
sumption. Mrs. Dunn was &C years OF
age. Mr.. T. K. Cunningham thresh-
ed 375 bushels of wheat last week from
Il acres on his farm. This is an aver
age of only 27 bushels per acre, -
bushels less per acre than he made on
the same land few years ago. '''''''''
MIR. Samuel E. Cauthen, son of Mr..
John NJ. Cauthen, of Heath Spring,
died at his home, near Heath Spring,
Monday night, after an illness of sew
eral weeks of typhoid fever. He was
about "a years of age and was married
less than year ago to Miss Lula Over
cash. His wife survives him. His re-
mains were buried at Beaver Creek
Baptist church yesterday after funeral
services by Rev. ]. S. Croxton. '.'''''''
Mr.. VIM. Thompson and family, Of
Cedar Greek, had a narrow escape
from drowning last Sunday. They
were on their way to preaching at
New Hope and were crossing at a
ford on Camp creek, when their buggy
overturned by reason of washout in
the ford ard they were all thrown into
the creek. VIM. Cox was horseback
Just behind them, and he plunged in
and rescued two of the children while
Mrs. Thompson struggled out with
the third. Mr.. Thompson was caught
under the buggy and could not extri-
cate himself until Mr.. Cox raised it
off of him. 1t was a narrow escape
for the entire family. :....''. Lightning
struck cottage owned by DR.. ]. E.
Rutledge and occupied by Mr.. Frank
Edgeworth, at Kershaw, last Thurs
day, tearing away several feet of one
end of the building. Mr.. Edgeworth's
family was in the opposite end of the
building and were slightly shocked by
the bolt. .......Mr. Ed Everall, an Eng
lishman by birth, who has resided in
this county for the past 10 years, and
who filed declaration of intention to
become citizen of the state in 1896,
was enrolled as citizen upon subscrib-
ing to the prescribed oath on an order
of Judge Townsend in exparte pro-
ceedings in the court yesterday. '''''.'''
Married, by Magistrate Burns, at his
home, last Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Per-
nv Robertson and Miss Addie Hunter,
both of this place. MIR. j. ]. Fun
derburk, an aged and respected citizen
of Tradesville, died at the home of his
son, Mr.. P. l.. Funderburk, last Tues
day, of consumption. He was g. years
of age, member of the Baptist church
for 40 years, and a good citizen. For
Is or 20 years he was a deacon at
Spring Hill. ''''' '''Magistrate Secrest, of
Waxhaw township, has threshed 465
bushels of oats from two-horse farm.
Four hundred and twenty bushels was
from his 1O-acre brag patch, an aver
age of ~ bushels to the acre.
CHEROKEE Gaffney Ledger, June
%: Yesterday afternoon MIR. Nathan
Sanders and Miss Rosa jenkins were
united in the holy bonds of lnatrimony
| hv the Rev. C. E. Robertson. The