Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-07
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GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, De-
cember l: A Sunday excursion on the
Narrow Gauge-something almost un-
heard of-was run last Sunday from
Gastonia to Chester, where some sort
of colored conference was in session.
The excursion returned about 8 o'clock
Monday morning, and the noise and
tumult of the returning excursionists,
with ringing of the engine bell, aroused
some of the citizens who took it to be
q fire alarm. ...'.'."The ladies of the
PRESBYTERIAN church heard most en-
tertaining lecture on China yesterday
afternoon by Miss Ella Davidson, OF
Yorkville, returned missionary from
that country. She wore the native
costume and looked particularly at
tractive in it. At night Rev. 1. M.
Yonan, of Persia, spoke on the govern
ment, people and religion of his native
land. He has been in this country a
number of years preparing himselfboth
for the ministry and the practice OF
medicine that he might return as mis-
sionary to his own people. He will
sail next spring. '..''''''Just as we 60 to
press we learn that Rev. Chas. H. Dur
ham, pastor of the Gastonia Baptist
church, has accepted the call from the,
French Broad church, at Asheville,
which he has had under consideration
several weeks. He will tender his
resignation tonight and leave next
week for his new field of labor. ''''''''.
The little three year old son of Mat
tie Chambers, the cook at the Falls
House, was burned to death last Mon
day morning. He was warming a
piece of bread in the fire shovel about
lii o'clock, when by some means his
dress caught fire. An older child ran
out and gave the alarm. The family
lived in the servants dormitory just
to the rear of the hotel. Mr.. Joe Ian
dis was the first to reach the door, and
it was truly a shocking sight that he
saw. The little child had been burn
ed until he could no longer stand, and
was crawling toward the door on his
knees and one hand, while with the
other hand he tried to fight the flames
away from his face. What was left OF
the fire was quick extinguished; but
the little fellow was too horribly burn
ed to live. All his clothing, except an
underjacket, was consumed. The skin
slipped from his hands like gloves,
and his body was almost roasted. Un-
der his chin even the flesh had been
burned away. The child's sufferings
were ended in death, which occurred
about sunset.
LANCAsTER-Ledger, December
8: Mrs. Robert Shilliuglaw, of York
Vile, is visiting relatives in this county.
'...'"About six weeks ago, Miss Agnes
Barton, of the Douglas section, was
painfully burned by her clothing
catching a6re. Thursday night, about
$50 o'clock, she expired after long
suffering from the burns she received.
Her death occurred at the home of her
brother, Mr.. James M. Barton, with
whom she lived. Miss Agnes was
about SS years of age. ...''''''Miller &
Latham, at Riverside, lost their ginnery
by fire last Wednesday about l o'clock
The fire originated in the lint and is
supposed to have been caused by q
match in the cotton they were ginning
In addition to the building, gin, press
and suction attachments, they also lost
TWO bales of cotton and several thou
sand bushels of cotton seed. Their
loss is about $500, with $500 insur.
ance. 1--WE have been told that Mr..
Jno. w. Mccain has q hog that will
weigh 1000 pounds. If this statement
be true, that is certainly an unusually
large hog. ....'.."On Tuesday night last,
on Mr.. Massey's place, near Van
Wyck, VIM. Porter and Isom Miller,
both colored, got into difficulty about
a woman, and while Miller was faith
fully endeavoring to "carve him to de
heart" with his pocket knife, Porter
landed two bullets from a Smith &
Wesson in Miller's breast. The chances
of recovery are slim. The wounds are
both serious. ......"There was "festi-
BILE" right, out in the Creek neighbor-
hood, about four miles from town, last
Thursday. About 9 o'clock when the
enjoyment was at its height, there
arose a contention about "dat gall
with the result that four Negroes soon
needed surgeon. George Bias was
shot through the thigh. Richard
Blunt was shot in the right chest, near
the nipple, the ball glancing around
the ribbs. Frank Watts was shot
through the hand, and sgd Belk re-
ceived two wounds, both in the thigh.
None of the darkies are seriously hurt.
......".At 8 o'clock Wednesday night,
little Francis Adams, daughter of John
O., and Mrs. Jennie Adams, was reliev-
ed of her suffering by the angel Death
bearing her little spirit to the Father
who gave it. Fannie was just 6 years
and days of age. Just 81 prior to
to her death, her clothing caught afire
from the fire under washpot and her
little body was so painfully burned
that she died from her injuries.
CHESTER Lantern, Decem-
ber 2: Captain o. A. Hamlin has quit
the hotel business at Lenoir and ac-
cepted a position again AS conductor
on the G. & NV. railway. ....''''''Mrs.
w. A. Barber and Miss Annie Hardin
went to Yorkville today. .'''''''''Miss
Laura Grier, daughter of Rev. DIR.
w. NJ. Grier, of Due West, was mar
ried Wednesday to Mr.. R. R. Moffatt,
a prosperous young merchant of Rives,
Tenn. Miss Grier is well-known in
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