Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-07
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHESTER-Lantern, Mays: Mrs
]. J. Hemphill left last Saturday after
noon for Washington. ''''''Miss Matte
Reid, of Okete, Mo-, is visiting friends
in this city. I'VE learn that Mr.. Jno
A. F. Coleman, postmaster at Feaster
Vile, fell dead in his yard Saturday
afternoon. He would have been 7(
years old in June. MIR. W. Y. White
learned Saturday that Mr.. S. NJ. Feem
ster, of Bullock's Creek, had been pros
trated on Thursday with stroke o.
paralysis and had not spoken since
Yesterday morning Mr.. White receiv
ed message by telephone saying he
was somewhat better.
LANCASTER Ledger, May 4
Mr.. w. F. Garvin, has purchased 6
lot on Meeting street and will build IN
the near future. .'"...'"Congressman
Strait informs the Lancaster cores
pondent of The State that be was ir
favor of both recognition of the pres
ent government of Cuba and interven'
ton by the United States, and fol
this reason voted against the resolu'
tions that passed the senate and house
In his opinion the resolutions that
passed were too indefinite and uncer.
tain. ......."Mrs. Agnes Caskey, died
last Saturday aged 81 years. '.''''Robt
L. Long, the o. R. & C's hustling ope'
rator has received orders to report al
Rock Hill for duty, the agent at that
place having volunteered his service
to the Cuban war. r.''''.''' Paul Welsh
a small colored boy, was shot through
the arm last Saturday afternoon by
the unexpected discharge of a pistol in
the hands of Roy Strait, at Welsh's
mill pond.
GASTON Gazette, May 5: A mar
riage of which many of our readers
will be interested to learn is that o.
DR.. E. NJ. Cofey and Miss Ora Lee
Schell, which occurred in Lenoir last
Thursday night. Mrs. Patrick, wife
of DR.. G. R. Patrick, of Begonia, is re
ported dangerously sick with pneu
monia. This is the eighth day of the
disease. Her neighbors and friends
by whom she is much beloved are anx'
ious about her. Mr.. ]. B. starnes
spent several days last week in Rock
Hill, visiting his brother, MIR. e. r.
Starnes. 1.-The very sad death OF
Mrs. Carter, wife of Mr.. Jesse Carter,
the C. & NV. agent at Dallas, casts
gloom over the entire community
She died Monday afternoon about z
O'Clock, leaving an infant scarcely an
hour old. Tuesday afternoon after the
mothers body had been taken 10 the
depot for shipment to LowrysviIle, the
babe died; and while the train delay
ed it's coming, the tiny little form was
prepared for burial and nestled in the
bosom of the dead young mother.
Messrs. w. r. Love, w. T. Henderson,
O. F. Mason and f. L. Wilson, accom-.
panied the bereaved husband home
with his dead and returned on Wed.
nesday mornings train, The burial
took place yesterday "wednesday
morning about six miles from Lowrys-
Vile. ......."The industrious black
smith," who lived between Bessmer
and Gastonia, lives there yet. He
isn't dead, even if the Kings Noun,
tain paper did print that he was and
lead The Gazette into copying it. 1t
was one of the reports which MIR.
Ephraim Holland must have recognlz'
ed as false as soon as he heard it. .'''.'
Two young ladies, Misses Lula Riddle
and Minnie Henderson, of Begonla,
were in a dangerous runaway last
Thursday, but escaped without serious
injury. AS they were coming 10 town
in a. buggy the horse ran away near
Mr.. c. P. Robinson's. Both occupants
were thrown out. They happened to
sustain only slight injuries, while the
vehicle was torn to pieces.
Gaffney City Ledger,
May 5: The Gaffney Light infantry
had a meeting last Saturday and vol.
unteers for the Cuban war were called
for. Captain J. B. Bell made the com.
pany a patriotic speech, told them 81
men were needed to form a company
and that all who wished to volunteer
would step to the front. With the
mor1 eton to tho frant he steDped tC