Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-03
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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UNION-Times, July %: Mr.. Jeter
Counts, of Atlanta, is here visiting
friends and relatives. His many friends
are glad to see him, and would well
come him as permanent resident if
he could make it to his interest to live
among US again. .'''''.''.Mr. Jesse Rob-
inson, of Wolfe City, Texas, is here
visiting relatives and friends. Mr..
Robinson left here some years ago, and
his friends are glad to see him. He
looks well. He attended the reunion
of the Confederate Veterans in Allan
ia. ."...."Now that the town has been
rid of most of the worthless ours by
the imposition of 81 tax, next in or
der is the vagrant, loafer, idler and
non producer, who infest our town to
such an extent that they are greater
nuisance and pest chan the hungry cur
dog. This class of citizens is the most
demoralizing of all others, and they
have an unwholesome effect upon that
better class who are disposed to work
and live by honest labor. To see 9TH
ers loafng and at the same time living
easily, has a tendency to discourage
the more industrious, and finally to
add them to this large list of loafers
and idlers. The law is ample to enable
our city fathers to handle this class.
Those having no visible means of sup
are always amenable to the law, and
speedy example should be made of
them. The sooner the better for all
parties. ......"Ou Wednesday afternoon
last, while that splendid horseman,
and popular townsman Henry Dunbar
was driving his splendid steed, Cleve-
land, in quite q reckless manner, near
the Excelsior Knitting mills, his horse
became unmanageable, and making
too sudden a turn threw the celebra-
ted Hug from the buggy. Fortunately
our friend Henry was not seriously
hurt physically, but suffered terribly
mentally, as quite number of young
ladies were watching this Jehu at the
time. When Henry had brushed his
clothes and had recovered from the
shock, fully realizing his position and
discontinue, exclaimed, 81 wish / had
been on the Maine"
LANCASTER-Ledger, July 30:
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il.
Sexton died at the factory last Tues
day evening, and was buried Wednes.
day in the town cemetery. The burial
services were conducted by Rev. J. E.
Carlisle. ....'....."G Governor Ellerbe has
offered a reward of $50 for the capture
of James Seegers, who was sentenced
to 10 years Imprisonment for man
slaughter in this county in 1892, and
who escaped from the penitentiary on
the 18th instant. .'..'' Eugene, the little
son of Mr.. J. C. Elliott, was painfully
cut in the forehead Tuesday afternoon
by going too near colored boy who
was chopping wood. 1t was purely
accidental. .......'Married, by Rev. j. E.
Carlisle, at the Methodist parsonage,
on Thursday last, Mr.. VIM. Williams
and Miss Minnie Crenshaw, daughter
of Richard Crenshaw, all of Cedar
Creek township Miss Fannie Has
seltine, eldest daughter of our esteem
ed townsman, Mr.. J. w. Hasseltine,
and Mr.. E. c. Lanier, of Miami, Fla,
were married at the home of the
brides father, at o'clock p. m, last
Wednesday afternoon. Only the reia'
tives and few intimate friends OF the
bride witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. DR.. c. W.
Humphreys. The happy young couple
left on the L. & c. train at 4.3O p. m.
for the home of the groom in Florida.
......''.Deputy Sheriff Wilson left the
street Wednesday feeling very unWeil.
Before reaching home near the Meth
odist church, he tainted and fell on the