Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-09
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHESTER-The Lantern, July S
Misses Annie Corkill, Tattie Boulwar'
and Belle Simrill leave today fo
Washington to attend the Nationa
Teachers Association. MIR. Hugl
White, who has been spending som'
time in the city and county, returns
tomorrow to Western North Carolina
where he is spending the summer will
his daughters. '''''''''A message wa:
phoned to town one day last week tina
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Mahafey's baby
had been badly burned with hot jelly
Mr.. Mahafey was here at the time
and hurried home in great anxiety
He has informed US since that the chilt
was very severely burned on the arms
and hands, but the doctor says it viii
not be dis6gured.' Reporter, July 7
There is to be big picnic at Edge
moor on July 20. All the candidates
of York and Chester counties are in
vited; also the congressional candi
dates. .'..'."The chaingang is still al
work in the Halsellville township, fix
ing up the road. There are now 1e
striped laborers on "the force. "'''''''.'
Three men, living at different points
in the county, report having seen q
rainbow by moonlight Wednesday oi
last week. They solemnly assert that
they were sober. ...'...'"Major David
Hemphill, of the United States army al
Camp Alger, near Washington, came
home last Friday night and returned
last night. ht.'..'.'...The scarcity of vege'
tables is something alarming. '''''''''
Last Monday there wasn't an Irish po'
tato in the market and beans are clean
played out. ....'.."Mr. T. L. Grant has
been out on a wheat threshing expe-
dition. He threshed about 5000 bush
els in IL days. He says the yield is
somewhat above the average Of the
past several years. The largest yield
he has yet found was that of Mr.
John Grant-15 bushels per acre. '''''''
Mrs. John G.. Magill, who has been
seriously sick for several weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. S. Nc
Ninch, in Charlotte, was so much i'm
proved as to be able to be brought
home last week.
LANCAsTER-Ledger, July O.
The residence of Mr.. l. +. Hunter was
burned last Saturday. The loss was
about 81, 500, covered by $500 insur'
ance. Willie, son of Mr.. and Mrs
J. Davis Caskey, of New Cut, was
kicked in the head by horse last
Saturday afternoon, inflicting pain
full wound. He received prompt med
ical attention and is doing well. '':''''''
The Manetta Cotton mills, formerly
the Fishing Creek factory, in Chester
county, was burned last Friday morn
ing from fire which originated in the
wheelhouse. 1t was owned by Messrs
B. D., O. P, and A. w. Heath and
j. c. Smith. The property was val
ued at about s175,000. 1t was only
insured for $4,000. By the fire 25C
people are thrown out of work.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, July
IL: A special to the Charlotte News
state that Mr.. R. T. Cansler, the we'll
known hotel man of Kings Mountain,
died there last Saturday morning. Mr..
Cansler was stricken with fever about
two weeks ago. His condition was
not thought to be serious until a
few days before his death. The de-
ceased has been proprietor of the well
known hotel that bears his name, for
number of years. He was exceed
ingly popular with the travelling pub,
lie and at one time enjoyed splendid
patronage. .....'".A bill or two of the
big wads of money annually turned
into the county treasury by Gastonia
township, seems about to be waited
back to our borders again. On Tues
day, Captain Patrick and Hon. R. A.
White, representing the county COM
missioners, went to Crowder's Creek
to locate the site for an iron bridge
which the board has decided to build.
they were accompanied by Mr.. G. H.
Crafts, the bridge man from Atlanta,
and some of the citizens of the COM
munity were invited to be present also.
1t was decided to build the bridge
about 90 feet below the Narrow Gauge
trestle. By locating it below, instead
of above the trestle, saving is made
of about 100 feet in length of the
bridge, besides avoiding one or two
railroad crossings. The contract, we
believe, is to be let on 9th of this
month. This bridge will be worth
much to Gastonia, and, of course, we
are gratifed to see it taking shape. ''''''
The editor enjoyed his first home
grown watermelon on Tuesday, the
5th. 1t was grown by The Gazette's
agricultural department from seed
bought of Peter Henderson & Co. The
variety is known among seedsmen as
Coles Early, and the date of planting
was April 1S.''''''.''Little Pauline, the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Carroll, died last Saturday night.