Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.

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In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary Of the News That Is Being Pub
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CHESTER-The Lantern, Decem.
ber 6: By Rev. P. B. Ingraham, at the
parsonage, Blackstock, S. c., Novem-
bnr %, 1898, Mr.. Ed Lewis and Miss
Georgia Refo. '.''''."A child of Lou
Dawkins, colored, at Mr.. c. B. Smiths,
was so badly burned Friday evening
that it died Saturday morning. II
was boy about two-and-a-half years
old. He was in the house with some
larger children, who went out, and he
remained in the house and got into
the fire. ....'.'..Mr. G. w. kirkpatrick,
of Bascomville, planted about 25 acres
of cotton for three plows last spring,
and made 81 bales. He says he will
reduce to about Is acres this year. He
is sowing three times as much wheat
as heretofore. ...."J. w. Means, Esq,
has resigned his Office as commissioner,
on account of his election to a seat in
the legislature, and Mr.. ]. G. l..
White has been elected chairman OF
the township board and secretary Of
the county board to fill the vacancy.
.........The annual conference of the
Methodist church will convene in
Greenwood tomorrow. Rev. j. E.
Grier and ]. l.. Glenn, Esq, will rep
resent the Chester church. They will
invite the conference to meet in Ches-
ter next year. They can offer a good
church for the meeting, and it will be
blessing to the city to have the con-
ference, .:....."Mrs. w. S. Smith and
Mary, have returned home after Wis
it of several months to her father, who
has been very low with typhoid fever,
which prevented her returning earlier.
...".The clerk sold yesterday, accord
ing to previous notice, the following
tracts of land: The M. R. Johnson
tract, $50 acres, more or less, bid off at
$1OO by Caldwell & CASTOR, attorneys.
The Thos. J. Quiuton tract, 1O42 acres,
more or less, bought by w. N. Walker
for 500. The Collins Thomas lot in
the city of Chester, bid off by Glenn &
McFadden at 1925. The S. P. Ham
ilton tract, 375 acres, more or less,
bought by John Frazer for 81 $50.
LANCASTER-Th Ledger, Decem.
ber 6: Contractor w. s. Langley has
closed contract with the Eureka COT
ton mills at Chester for the erection of
"a three and four-room cottages in the
vicinity of the mills. He will COM
mence work as soon as he finishes
several contracts he has on hand here,
which will likely be 10 or Is days. .'"'''
Robert Witherspoon, colored, made a
raid on pocket knives at the FarlAers'
Banking and Mercantile company's
store last Saturday. He was soon be-
hind the bars in Jacks house. '''''''''
c. D. Jones, Esq, probate judge elect,
has forwarded his bond and oath of
office and will receive his com mission
this week. The office of probate judge
is now in charge of the clerk of court.
Mr.. Jones will be commissioned and
his term begin at once on account of
the vacancy in the Office. ''''''Sheriff
Clyburn captured Ephram Mellow,
colored, against whom there was a
sealed verdict for assault and battery
with intent to kill since the June term
of the court, on Friday night last.
He had slipped back to see his wife,
who lives in the edge of town, and it
was there he was captured. .''''''"'Rev.
J. E. Carlisle, pastor of the Methodist
church, left yesterday for Greenwood
to attend the annual conference which
convenes there today. We have no
doubt but that the conference will re-
turn Rev. Mr.. Carlisle to this work,
where he is so much loved and esteem
ed by the Christian people of the COM
munity. .'........'..The county board of
commissioners have opened up public
road from Mr.. E. H. Horizons, west
ward to the Camden road, intersecting
it at Bethel church. They have also
opened up as a public road the road
leading from Heath Spring, westward
to the Beaver Creek road, intersecting
it near Mr.. John NJ. Creighton's. ''"''
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Caskey was elected keeper
of the poorhouse at the recent meeting
of the county board of commissioners
for the ensuing year. He will take
charge on or before the 1st of January.
Rev. L L. Bedenbaugh, pastor on
the Tradesville circuit, and Rev. G. G.
Leonard, paster of Lancaster circuit,
left Monday to attend the annual con
ference at Greenwood. Major j. M.
Riddle, a lay delegate from this dis
trict, will leave this afternoon for the
c. Inference. ..........".There was large
crowd in town Monday, December
salesday. Everything passed off very
quietly as usual. The clerk of court
made the following sales: The Jesse
B. Mobley tract of 2S5 acres was re-
sold; ]. A. Bridges purchaser for 1895.
The Thos. NJ. Belk land, 125 acres, for