Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-14
Mistellaneous 8eaai,19:
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER Lantern, June 9
Sallie Archie, colored, has been com
mitted to Jail for stealing from the
house of Mr.. J. w. Dunnovant, where
she was employed as nurse. A dia
mond ring, gold watch and chain, anc
other articles of jewelry and clothing
were missed but it is impossible now
that Mrs. Dunnovant is dead, to tel
what has been taken. The ring ano
some clothing were found in her pos
session. .'..''"'.On Wednesday evening
Mr.. w. S. Dunbar was conductor ano
Mr.. R. D. Smyre engineer on the
southbound train on the Carolina anC
North. Western railway. The former
was coming home to his dead mother
and the latter to his dead child. Botf
the dead were taken to the country fol
burial; the one to Woodward station
the other to Woodward church. .''...'The
Chester boys went to Rock Hill te
play ball Tuesday afternoon. They
won the game by score OF IL to IL
Battery from Chester, Irwin anc
Spratt Rock Hill, Boone and Fen
nell. Willie Irwin is reported as th'
star PLAYER. .........Mr. H. B. HOWE
was given a preliminary hearing be
fore Magistrate Williams yesterday
and admitted to bail in the sum o
$500. Messrs. John Frazer and w
w. Brice are his bondsmen. ''''''Rober
Aubrey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID
Smyre, died Wednesday from the eft
fects of teething, aged 81 months
Funeral services were conducted BY
Revs. H. G. Buchholz and j. S. Motfat
and the remains were buried at Wood
ward church on Thursday. Mrs. +
J. L. Dunbar died at her home in thi
city Wednesday morning, aged 5:
years. Heart trouble was the chic
cause.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger
June 9: While Mr.. F. H. Dover wa
in the city yesterday he showed Th'
Ledger ring which he made out of
piece of the plug of Yankee bomb
shell which exploded and fell near hin
in the trenches around Petersburg il
February, 1865. Mr.. Dover made th'
ring and sent it to the lady he after
ward married and who has worn i
since. 1t is in a good state of preser
walton and looks as pretty as gold, anc
must, to Mrs. Dover, be much dearer
...'..Dr. VIM. Anderson, a prominent
physician of Blacksburg, came to Gail
ney yesterday on business. '"'''W. Z
Lipscomb placed in our hands few
days ago a piece of soapstone whlct
had been polished in irregular shape
One side was carved leaf and heart
On the face of the leaf was cut the
words SIN God we trust," and on the
heart the word Glove" Mr. Lips
comb found this stone on his farm ou
on Thickety, and the work on it indl
Gates that it was done many years ago
Aunt Dolly Brown, an old Negro
woman, died last Friday, the End inst
Her age was not accurately known
There is little doubt, however, thai
she was more than 100 years old. She
has son living who is 70 years olo
who says he is his mothers seventh
child, and according to his count
which he has kept up for many years
his mother was los years old. Aunt
Dolly was slave of the late James
Brown of this section, and died on the
farm he owned, it still being owned by
his relatives. Aunt Dolly was re-
markably strong for one so old up tc
the time of her death. She was 9
typical old southern Negro, always
neatly dressed and extremely polite
and had friends in all our people.
LANCASTER-Ledger, June 10;
Pursuant to notice the trustees OF the
Lancaster Graded school met last
Thursday afternoon to elect the assis'
tant teachers for the ensuing schoolas'
tic year, having previously elected the
superintendent and principal-Profs
Baker and Fooshe. The election fol
assistants resulted in Mrs. T. Y. Will
liams and Eloise Foster being unani'
mously reelected. Miss May Brock
of Cheraw, member of the graduating
class at Winthrop College this year
was elected to succeed Miss Minnie
Miller, who declined to apply for the
position this year. The election of the
4th assistant was postponed until next
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Belle Nance
was unanimously reelected to teach
the branch school at the factory. '''''''''
Cadet J. R. Blakeney, of this county,
won the gold medal for being the best
declaimer in the 9Th annual contest OF
the Palmetto Literary Society at Glenn,
son college last Monday night. Cadet
Blakeny came home yesterday to spend
the summer vacation. The other
students will be home the last of next
week. .'.'.'"Conductor R. M. McCrorey
of the l.. and c., will spend next week
in the mountains of western North
Carolina with party of gentlemen