Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

James V. QluSOu, ". y. Shoiiy, IL 1'
Jenkins, #. L. Adams, J. L. Patterson
A. l.. McManus, Judson H. Bell, E. ]
Powers, Joseph R. Threat, ]. r
Thompson, w. H. Wallace, J. Dallas
Steele, John Mahaffey, w. H. P. Nc
Murray, R. A. Carnes, James P. Bales
Geo. r. Cook. ........"Mr. w. B. Knigh
returned home Sunday from, visit tc
York county. Miss Mary Marion
of Richburg, is visiting her sister Mrs
R. B. Allison, of East End. '''''''''Mrs
S. E. McMackin and children of HEATH
Springs are visiting relatives ano
friends in Chester and Yorkville. '''..
Misses Maria Mayer and Corrine Jones
now of Yorkville, who accompanied
the remains of Mr.. M. F. Jones's in
fant child here Monday, returned
home yesterday.
CHEROKEE Gaffney Ledger, June
Q: DR.. John G. Black has withdrawn
from the senatorial race, leaving in the
field R. G. Sarratt, N. w. Hardin and
T. B. Butler. .'.'"Court has disposed Of
about 25 cases. 1.-The city was sad
dened on Tuesday by the intelligence
of the death of Mr.. ]. Tuck McCraw,
which occurred at the old McCraw
homestead on that day. Mr.. McCraw
had been sick such short while that
few were aware of his illness. 1t was
only today week that he started to bis
farm in apparent health. On the way
he was attacked with a fit of vomiting.
He returned to his home and sum-
moned a physician, who did all he
could for the sufferer but without
avail. The time for his departure was
at hand, and all that loving hands and
skilled physicians could do availed
nothing. The summons came Tuesday
morning, and the end was quiet and
peaceful. ......J. z. Holmes and Robert
Gossett, of this city, killed the mon
ster black snake of Cherokee Saturday
evening while fishing near AustelPs
millpond. 1t measured feet Z inches
from tip to tip and 4 inches in circum-
ference. 80" Magistrate I. G. Sarratt
has turned into the county treasury
S205 this quarter as a result OF the
fines netted in his court.
CLEVELAND-The Star, June l
Last Friday tremendous crowd as
sembled here to witness the execution
of Nit Sadler, the murderer of VIM.
Wells The crowd was remarkably
quiet and well-behaved. There was
no fighting or quarreling. At 1905
Sheriff Suttle, with 20 well armed
men, accompanied Nit Sadler to Mr.
G. C. Hamrick's place, near the river,
where the scaffold had been erected
At 1890 Nit Sadler walked upon the
step of death to pay the penalty for
his awful crime. He walked boldly
up with a smile on his face, and ad-
dressed crowd of 5000 people. His
letter in our last issue contained the
substance of his talk. After his talk
Rev. N. G. Rountree, colored, joined
Nit in singing "Hark from the Tomb," "
after which Rountree lied in prayer.
Nit led in singing, "God be with you
till we meet again." and then prayed
himself. At 1.O2 Sheriff Suttle, assis,
ted by deputy John S. Wray, tied the
Negro well and put on the black cap.
At LOS the drop fell aud Drs. Ellis
and Palmer examined him, and after
pronouncing him dead, Sheriff Suttle
cut the body down at 1872. The body
was put in a nice coffin and turned
over to his people, who took him to
his home in South Carolina. The re-
port that has been circulated about
the Negro coming to life after he left
here is, of course, not true. He is
surely dead. The Negro was quite
confident that he would 60 to heaven.
...'...''Will Smarr, the Negro who has
been sentenced to hang on July goth,
says he is ready to die and is fully
prepared to meet his God. A petition
is being circulated asking the COVER
nor to again consider the case and
commute Smarr's sentence to life i'm
prisonment. The condemned man
says he is not guilty, but that he en-
tertains no hope of his sentence being
committed. Governor Russell bad this
case under consideration for over four
months before he signed the death
warrant. If Smarr has received di
vine pardon, full and free, it would be
the most unfortunate thing for him
that could happen for his sentence to
be committed. We fear he would new
er reach the saving point again.
GAST0N-Gazette, June 2: Under
the presidents recent call for $4,000
volunteers, Mr.. A. G. Mangum is or
ganizing a company. If you are dis
posed to 60 to the front, communicate
with him at his law office in Gastonia.
mime volunteers from Yorkville
enlisted in Mr.. A. G. Mangum's COM
pany yesterday morning. Mr.. John
Hart, who has joined the company,
will raise portion of it. Mr.. Man
gum was in Yorkville yesterday morn
ing to enlist the recruits. If you want
to Join here's your chance. '''''''"We
hear that Gastonia is to have home
guard of minute men armed with IT,
shooter Winchester rifles. The way
things have been going on for the past
few weeks is what prompts this move
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