Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-16

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er's eye in the local column. The par.
ty that went hunting down in the
Bethel neighborhood, Thanksgiving
Day, killed 81 birds instead of birds
as was stated in The News. ''''''''''The
party, consisting of Messrs. Frost Tor
renee, Labe Falls, A. NJ. Whitesides
ard Henderson Long, returned last
Thursday. They report fine time
and bagged go birds. Birds are scarce
in that neighborhood. 1.-The Modena
cotton warehouse is completed, and is
being filled with cotton. .''''.''''The ma
chinery for the Ozark mill continues
to come in. The cards, II in number,
have arrived, also 8 slubbers, 4 inter-
mediates and speeders. The speed
ers have 200 spindles. .'''''''New cotton
mills is the topic of discussion among
number of Gastonia's capitalists.
More cotton mills is what we want and
lets have them. Gazette, December,
IA: The "expert electricians" which
came to Gastonia to install the new
switchboard were frauds. They stay.
ed 10 days and connected eight phones.
Mr.. Babington himself cut in over 100
in two days. They left their board
bills unpaid and carried off tools which
did not belong to them. ..'''''Miss T. A.
Dixon and Miss Mary Emma Roberts
are home at McAdensville, again after
weeks stay in Yorkville, where they
were visiting friends and relatives.
...."Prof. J. w. Reid, of Waxhaw, and
Miss Cleo Thompson, of Sharon, are to
be married the 10th instant. Prof.
Reid is well-known here, having taught
IN the CASTOR Institute for several
years. Miss Thompson is daughter
of Rev. Mr.. Thompson, the pastor at
Sharon. Immediately after the mar
riage they will leave for the north on
bridal tour. Mrs. J. Y. Miller left
Monday for Yorkville to visit relations.
........Mr. George Skidmore, of the
Avon mill, died Monday afternoon
about 2 o'clock, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. He was buried Tuesday
afternoon at Hickory Grove church.
The funeral exercises were conducted
by Rev. w. F. Watson. The young
man was about 19 or 20 years old, and
for his advantages was bright and at
tended the Baptist Sabbath school reg
ularly.
LANCASTER-Ledger, December
13: The town election came off Mon
day. Mayor Waddy G. Thomson and
the old board of aldermen, who have
served the town so efficiently for two
terms (four years. and who were unan-
imously y renominated at the Democratic
mass. meeting last Thursday night,
were reelected without opposition, not
a vote being cast against them. '''.'''''
Married, at this place, on Sunday last,
by Rev. J. H. Boldridge, Mr.. Jas. I.
Hunter, of Cedar Creek, and Miss Ella
Williams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Williams, of the Douglas neighbor-
hood. May happiness and prosperity
crown the lives of this young couple.
...... Married, at Mr.. S. P. Adamss, on
Sunday last, by E. M. Bruce, notary
public, Mr.. VIM. CASTOR and Mrs. -
Robinson, both of Pleasant Hill town.
ship. ......''"On Sunday, 10th instant, a
beautiful marriage was solemnized at
the home of and by J. N. Estridge, n.
P. The contracting parties were Mr..
Hollis Adams and Miss Nora Faulken'
berry, both of Longsville. The atten-
dants were Mr.. Minor Adams with
Miss Jenie Talbert Mr.. w. M. Hegler
with Miss Arbella Horton Mr.. Hamp'
ton Horton with Miss Lula Hinson.
A large crowd of relatives and friends
witnessed the ceremony .'''..'''' About
midday on Saturday last, the dwell.
ing occupied by Mr.. John Collins, near
Jacksonham, was burned. He saved
everything except the contents OF his
dining and cook room. 1t is also sta
ted that he had S25 in money burned.
This is the second time within year
that Mr.. Collins has been burned out.
The fire was accidental, originating
from a defective stove fue. He had
no insurance. ce.'........'Shortly after IL
o'clock last Friday night, a barn on
Mr.. J. A. P. Blackmon's place, near
Primus, which was used by tenant,
Ransom Harris, colored, was burned.
Harris kept his trunk in the barn aud
10 it he had $40 in money. The sup
position is that the money was stolen
and the house fired by the thief to
cover up his theft. Mr.. ]. B. Knight,
who lives near, while going to the fire,
passed Negro running rapidly in the
opposite direction. He tried to halt
him but the Negro ran only the fas-
ter. The bloodhounds were sent for
and next day were put on track of the
Negro who ran by Mr.. Knight but
the trail was too cold. They ran the
track for 100 yards or more to where
the fleeing incendiary crossed fence !;
but they could track him no farther.
On Sunday, James Allen, colored, was
arrested and committed to Jail charged
with the burning. The evidence
against him is only circumstantial. He
knew of the money being in the trunk,
and he was in Lancaster and bought
him new pair of shoes, throwing his
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