Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-28
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHESTER-The Lantern, October
"a: The store of Major T. w. Brice
al Woodward, was entered by burg
lars last night. The safe was blown
open and something less than 500 in
cash taken we have not heard what
else. A considerable amount of money
was paid out for cotton yesterday,
else the loss would have been much
greater. "......."R Recently Mr.. M. E.
White purchased from Mr.. L. E. Sig.
mon registered Shropshire buck. To
guard against possible trouble in the
flock, he was put in separate en-
closure. He went through a wire
fence, however, and engaged In a COM
bat with the home buck to decide
which should rule the ranch. A hired
man followed but found him laid out
with his neck broken. ..''''''''Saturday
Steward Grant, young Negro per-
haps 10 years old was seen loaing
about the store of Henry & Lewis, at
Rodman. A little later bag of silver,
about 500, was missing from the draw
er and Stewart was gone. During the
afternoon a telephone message was
sent to this city, and within an hour
Officer Tailor had the man. The mon
ey was all recovered except 81 or SIS,
which he had spent for shoes and 9TH
er things. He was in the act of buy
ing a pistol when arrested. He ac-
knowledged the theft, and said he
reached over the counter and took the
money from the drawer. He is in Jail.
........Mr. A. J McAteer, of Orleans,
Fla, writes US under date of October
1S, about the death of Mr. Will Simp-
son. "He died Monday morning at 2
o'clock from typhoid dysentery. He
is the last one of the Simpson family
that come to Florida, out of family of
FIVE, just nine years ago"
LANCASTER-Ledger, October 25 !:
Mr.. Chas. T. Knight, formerly of this
county, was married on the 1st instant,
at Troy, Texas, to Miss Matte B.
Dunagan, of Troy. We extend the
congratulations of Mr.. KS. many
friends in this county with the best
wishes for long and happy life '.'''..'
The First Presbytery of the A. R. P.
Synod convenes in Lancaster, October
3Oth inst. ..........Judge Buchanan open
ed the court of common pleas Monday
morning. The docket is heavy and if
all the cases docketed are ready for
trial the court will last the entire week.
The following cases were heard Mon
day: VIM. A. Wick VS.. Nancy Wick
ct al, for recovery of land, was with
drawn from the jury. J. Wylie
Vaughan VS.. j. J. Bridges, for recov-
cry of land. Verdict for plaintiff. In
the case of Anna Drafin vs.. T. M.
Fitzpatrick & Bro, non suit was
granted. Yesterday a non suit was
granted in the case of H. H. Shute VS..
The Manchester Fire Insurance COM
pany, ct. al.........A letter received
Monday by Mr.. W. J. Baker, of Flat
Creek, from Mr.. J. N. Cook, of Pales.
tine, Texas, announced the death of
Mr.. Geo. Cook, brother of the latter,
which occurred on the 18th instant,
after an illness of four days of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Cook was about 35 years
of age and leaves widow surviving
him. He was son of Mr.. J. E. Cook
and moved from this county to Pales-
tine, Texas, with his father in 1884.
His friends in this county will be sor-
ry to learn of his demise. '''''''''The
coroner's jury investigating the cause
of death of Mr.. Fletcher Medlin, whose
body was recently found in the rock
quarry near Monroe, found that he
had been killed by Will Barrett, color
ed, and his body thrown into the quar-
ry. 1t was Barrett's intention as soon
as the body arose to the top of the
water to take it out and bury it and he
had asked Eli and Alec Lockhart to
assist him. Barrett is in Jail.
CLEVELAND-The Shelby Star,
October 25: Belmont Cotton mills
will soon begin running on full time
night and day. Mr.. A. c. Miller, the
enterprislng owner of the Belmont
mills, is on the lookout for more opera
tives for night work. His yarns are in
great demand and this step is thus
made necessary. The mill business is
booming. ng....''''.'The Star learns with
regret that its young friend, Wright T.
Dixon, son of DR.. Dixon, of this place,
met with an accident in football
game at Trinity College last week and
got his right thigh broken. We are
glad to know, however, that he is i'm.
proving rapidly. 1t will be several
weeks before he will be out again. ''''''
There are two women in No. 8 town.
ship, this county, who have been liv-
ing in two miles of each other for over
so years and neither has ever seen the
other. Both are about 80 years old
and both are we'll preserved and enjoy
good health. One of the ladies has
not been to church for so years, the
last time she did 60 the cows got out
of the lot and tore down a fodder
stack, so she came to the conclusion
that she ought not TO 60 any more.
She visits very little and seldom leaves
home. The other lady is devout
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