Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-18
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GAST0N -Gastonia News, Novem'
Der IA: Last Thursday, near Concord
Rev. F. w. Beadley was married to
Mrs. Holbrook. At the time there
were two couples on the floor, both
married at the same time. We did
not learn who the other couple was
.........Yesterday a new engine passed
Through here on the Southern en- route
TO Hickory for the Carolina and North
Western railroad. This engine is the
largest narrow gauge engine we ever
saw. 1t has 10 wheels, and is to be
used on the upper end of the road be,
tween Lenoir and Hickory, as it is toe
large for this end. '''''''''The jury fol
the next term of the Federal court
which meets in Charlotte the second
Monday in December, was drawn Sat
urday. The following were drawn
from CASTOR: J. P. Shelton, j. NJ
Sloan and Andrew Goforth. .''''''''Lasl
Friday night, at Toccoa, Ga, two
freight trains collided. No one was
killed; but several were right badly
hurt. Mr.. Morgan Fayssoux, conduc'
tor on the south train, was pretty bad
" bruised up. Mr.. Fayssoux was for
mer resident of Gastonia, and we are
glad to know he is not seriously hurt
There was exciting times in
Kings Mountain Saturday night.
About $50 o'clock, Jim Fewell shot
and instantly killed Sam Moore. Both
were colored. The two men had had
quarrel previous to this, and they
met in Mr.. Goforth's meat market and
another quarrel ensued. Moore went
home to get his pistol, and returned to
the market. Fewell hid behind the
door, and when Moore came in he shot
him in the back of the head and he
died instantly. Fewell made his es'
cape. The town authorities phoned to
Shelby for bloodhounds and the police
After chasing him across the mountain
and back, he gave up to the officers OF
the law, getting in only few hundred
yards ahead of the dogs. He is now
in Shelby Jail. ''''''''On last Saturday
night at Lowell, Mr.. l.. E. Dameron
Who conducts livery business at that
place, hired a team to some. young
men, and requested them to put only
two people in the buggy, which they
promised to do; but Mr.. Dameron's
suspicion being aroused he concluded
to investigate for himself. He over
took them between Lowell and Nc
Adenville, and finding three in the
buggy, he demanded the surrender OF
the team. Whereupon one of the par
ty attempted to strike him with a
stick. About this time another OF the
party struck Mr.. Dameron on the head
with something, severing his ear from
his head. DR.. Robinson was summon
ed and sewed the ear back to its pro
per place. Mr.. Dameron is getting
along as we'll as could be expected un'
der the circumstances. The guilt
parties had not been brought to justice
CHESTER-The Lantern, Novem
her IA: Judge Gage sprained his foot
Saturday night when starting to Char
lesion, and had to postpone the open:
ing Of court there. We understand
that he went down this morning
though still suffering from his injury
......:"Dr. Gill Wylie, of New York
after a short visit to friends here, left
for his home this morning. He will
spend Christmas in Chester. ''''''''M Mlss
Lizzie F. Cousar will leave tomorrow
morning for Gunison, Miss, where she
will spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. q. l.. Wrenn. ..'''''''S. w. Keep
convicted of the murder of his wife at
the late term of court and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, was taken to
Columbia yesterday to enter upon his
| long term. ......"W When we went to press
Friday the court was trying the case
of the Drake e-Inness-Green Shoe com
pany, against Jno. G.. Cousar, survivor
of w. #. d. Cousar & Co. 1t resulted
in verdict for the defendant. This
was the only civil case tried at this
term, and at its close court adjourned
.'....."Mr. w. Y. White has house
kiverin' today. He has butchered a
hog and a turkey for the occasion
With list of the shinglers before us
it is our prediction that he will wish
the next morning he had paid them
50 each for the days work and LET
them brought their bucket of victual:
along with them.
CHER0KEE-The Gaffney Ledger
November IA A telegram received in
this city yesterday, announced the
death of Mr.. Tillman Rowland Gaines
which occurred in Columbia yesterday
morning. Mr.. Gaines had been il
feeble health for a number of years
and his death has been momentarily
expected for a number of months
He received stroke of paralysis some
months ago and never fully recovered
from it. Mr.. Gaines was about g.
years of age. He came to Gatlney
about the year 1860 and for years was
one of the brightest of the constellation
CT stars that founded the progressive
city of Gaffney. Tillman Rowland
Gaines was not thrifty, mOney-mak.
ing man, however, and when he be-
came too feeble to be of service to the
community, his memory was almost a
thing of the past. ''.'''"'One night last
week a crowd of ruffians attacked w
NJ. Williams on the Middle road, about
five and a half miles from Cowpens, in
this county, and beat him numerically
1t seems that a crowd of dastardly
scoundrels in that neighborhood have
been in the habit of sending over in
North Carolina and buying liquor and
brinpinu IT, over into this state and re-.