Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
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CHESTER-The Lantern, March Z:
Prof. R. A. Dobson, of the Lowrysville
High school, spent Sunday here with
friends. Mr.. C. B. Belts spent Sun
day in Rock Hill. REV. Thomas
Leitch, of Charleston, preached two
very interesting sermons to large and
appreciative congregations al the Bap
tist church last Sunday. .''.''''"Judge
Gage came home last week sick with
grip and was unable to meet his ap.
pointment yesterday at Spartanburg
He is improving somewhat and hopes
to be able for duty by tomorrow. '.''..''
The papers speak of. Rev. II. G. Buch-
holz's preaching in Charleston as of a
very high order. They insist on ap.
pending I'D. D." 10 his name. They
are judging from merit, and they are
right. If this title depended upon
merit be would rank high among the
D. D's.........".A barn belonging to
Mr.. G. S. Aldridge was burnt last
week. The fire was discovered in
time to save some vehicles and live
stock. Some feed was burnt. The
only explanation is that it was set a6re
by lightning. The building was in
sured for $50 in the Farmers Mutual.
MIR. Alex. P. Wylie tells US of d.
rather unusual alliance of animals.
Two dogs aud cat belonging to him
pursued and fought another cat TO-
gether. When dogs volunteer to as
sist cats in a fight, the cats usually
turn over the whole job to the
dogs and climb up on the fence
and become very interested spectators.
....... Rev. w. H. McMaster, D. D., OF
Allegheny, Pa, preached last Sabbath
morning aud evening at the A. r. =.
church, and at the Methodist church
last night. He represents the National
Reform association, the purpose ol
which is to have civil law conform to
the principles of the Bible. DIR. Nc
Master is not only good preacher /;
but very pleasant gentleman socially.
.........The state supreme court has
rendered decision reversing Judge
Benefits decision in the case of the state
against w. r. Bullock, clerk of the
court for Abbeville county, in
which be was charged with forg-
ing the name of Judge Buchanan to
Jurors pay certificates. Judge Benel
uuashed the indictment on the ground
that the certificates were not legal, be:
cause not properly filled out, and
should not have been paid by the
treasurer. The supreme court de-
cides that Bullock's alleged act was
forgery in the meaning of the law, and
remands the case for trial. ....'''Rodman
Personals: Misses Mary and Maud
McFadden spent Saturday with Miss
Jewel Burdell. Mrs. William Hinnant
is visiting friends and kinsfolk in Fair
field county. DR.. G.. w. Jordan has
been sick for the past week; but is
able to be out again. We understand
that Mr.. Thos. Howe, of Bascomville,
has rented one of Mr.. Hamilton Court
news houses and will live at Lewis's
this wear. Miss Anna Burdell, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Frazer, of Chester, returned home
Friday afternoon.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
March z: There was a severe hail
storm in the lower part of the county
Friday, extending from Grindall via
Gowdeysville and Pine Grove to Broad
river. ........"Dr. John G.. Black, E. A.
Trescott, Esq, J. T. Whisonant, Ira
Hardin, ESQ.,, M. M. Freeman and S.
H. Rippey, all citizens of Blacksburg,
who always receive hearty greeting
in Gaffney, were among their many
friends in the city yesterday. .'''..Yes-
terday being salesday the M. R. Reese
property, in Blacksburg, was sold by
the sheriff. Lot No. was bought
by w. M. Moss for $3.50; lot No. 2 was
bought by N. W. Hardin for S400.
The Duff property, in Blacksburg, was
sold by the clerk. Lots No. l, 2 and
8 were bought by R. R. Brown for
$3.50, S25 and $50 respectively. The
Thompson property, near Blacksburg,
25 acres, was sold to J. F. Whisonant
for $2lO. ..".."".Jake Carpenter, Camp
U. c. ", had an enthusiastic meeting
on Saturday. An unusually large at
tendance was present. Commander
Moses Wood was in the chair and ask
ed Comrade T. Stobo Farrow to address
the camp, which he did in a short and
terse manner as to the duties of veter-
ans, emphasizing their present one on
the eve of the great reunion to come
off in Charleston in May. His remarks
were heartily received by the comrades
and there will be some hustling from
this time on to put Cherokee in her
proper place in the reunion. Com
mander Wood appointed the following
comrades as committee to 20 to work,
and expects everyone of them to do
his duty: w. G.. Austell, w. c. S.
Wood, r. Stobo Farrow, l. G. Sarratt,
w. R. Lipscomb, S. A. Tracy, W. j..
Blanton, M. NJ. Tate, D. A. Thomas,
T. Eubanks, J. NJ. Thomas, Rev. T.
J. Campbell, L. B. Davis, Jesse J.
Nance, o. r. Gunthorp, c. T. Bridges,
Alfred Harris, John NJ. Sarratt, h. w.
Allison, A. McCraw, R. M. Jolly and A.
C. Robbs. Commander Wood was then
added to the committee and requested
to act as chairman. He then told The
committee what was expected of them
and instructed them to report to him
on Saturday, the 2Sth inst, when the