Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-24
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
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CHESTER-The Lantern, Septem


CHESTER-The Lantern, Septem
ber 20: A. G.. Brice, Esq, went te
Flat Rock, N. G., yesterday to apply
to Judge Simonton for an order con
corning the Chester Mills. .''''''''''The
Associate Reformed congregation Of
Chester is beginning to look forward
and make preparations for synod,
which will meet here Thursday, No
vember 10th. This will be an inter
esting assembly, being the highest court
of the church and embracing the whole
south. Rev. J. L. Yo"ng, of Arkan'
sas, the retiring moderator, will preach
the opening sermon, and Rev. j. C.
Galloway, of Gastonia, N. c., will pre-
side at this meeting. .'''''''''Rev. M. R
Kirkpatrick, of Blackstock, was in the
city yesterday. His congregation is
preparing to entertain rs or 80 dele
gates at the meeting of Bethel presby'
tery next week. ........"All the students
in and about Chester and along the
lines of railroads leading into Chester
who will attend the colleges at Due
West, will leave Chester by the Sea-
board Air Line Tuesday morning, Sep
tember 81, at 8 o'clock. Rev. ]. s.
Mofatt will accompany the party to
Due West.
LANCASTER-Ledger, September
21: At mass meeting held at Ker'
shaw, last Friday night, E. D. Blake.
ney, ESQ.,, was unanimously nominated
for mayor of the town to fill the unex'
pired term of Mayor Floyd, who re-
Gently resigned. John Witherspoon,
Sr., and John Witherspoon, Jr., both
colored, charged with burglary, had a
preliminary hearing before Magistrate
Burns last Saturday and both were
remanded to Jail to await trial at the
approaching term of the court. The
evidence was all circumstantial, but
very strong. Several others thought
to have been implicated with these
darkies in robbing Mr.. Culp's house,
will probably be arrested before court
week. ....."Mr. Allen Croxton, who was
probably the oldest citizen of the
county, died at the home Of his me-
phew, Mr.. George Croxton, in Cedar
Creek township, last Saturday, after a
lingering illness. Mr.. Croxton was 96
years of age, and was never married.
He lived in this county all bis life and
followed teaching for a livelihood.
He was prominent as a teacher prob
ably as far back as rs years ago.
Some of the oldest citizens of the
county and many who have long since
passed over the river of death after
having lived almost the three score
years and ten allotted to man, were
pupils of Allen Croxton in their boy
hood days. .''.'.Recently, Frank Thomp-
son, colored, who was sent to the peni-
tentiary from this county for house
breaking and larceny, made his escape
from that institution. He was cap
tured ut the colored campground near
Carmel last Friday night by Messrs.
J. F. and Minor Clyburn. He was
taken to Columbia, Saturday, by the
former, who received the reward of
$50 for his capture.
CHEROKEE-Columbi State, Sep
tember 81: The Gafney graded
schools opened last week and have
500 pupils enrolled. '''''Cooper-Lime-
stone institute opened last Wednesday
with a fair attendance, and the num-
Der is being added to every day. ''''''
Mr.. Samuel Littlejohn, of this county,
died on the 18th instant. Mr.. Little
John was man of sterling worth, and
was in his 91st year. And what is re-
markable, the colored woman who
nursed him when an infant is still liv-
ing. She is over 100 years old. Her
name is Ann, and she is being tenderly
cared for by the Littlejohn family. ''''''
A. N. Wood is digging out the foun-
dation and placing material on the
ground for the erection of four brick
business houses on Frederick street.
.........J. D. Gowdelock is moving out
his wooden block on Limestone street,
and has let the contract for three brick
stores to be built on its site. ''''''Cotton
picking is progressing rapidly, with