Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-12


causing the gun to be discharged, the
load entering his stomach and causing
his death in a short time. The yer.
dict of the coroner's jury was in &C
cordance with the above facts. ''''''''
On Thursday morning last, the resi-
, dence of Mr.. J. w. Horton, neal
Heath Springs, was consumed by fire
The fire originated from the stove fue
and occurred while breakfast was be-
ing cooked. Most of the furniture
and things down stairs were carried
out and saved but everything up stair:
was lost. His meathouse and fowI
house caught from the residence and
were also burned, nothing being saved
from the meat house except 10 gallons
of molasses. Mr.. Horton estimates
his loss at about $500. He had $500
insurance on the residence. .''''''"'Lan.
caster county received the following
sums from the dispensary last yeal
from July 1, 1896, to June 80, 1899
Lancaster dispensary 1st quarter
SS8.44; End quarter, S40S.S5; 3rd
quarter, S293.1S; 4th quarter, 1885,
Sc: total S9S7.33. Kershaw dispen
sary, 1st quarter, $49.64; End quarter
s1S4.56; 3rd quarter, $153.76; 4th
!; quarter, S124.21; total S412.2O. Both
Sl,499.53. This was used to pay the
ordinary county expenses pay ju'
rors, witnesses, etc. A like amount
was paid to the towns in which the
dispensaries are located. In addition
to this the sum of S5,224.42 was re-
ceived from the state dispensary to be
divided among the public schools, max
ing total of s6,723.95 received fol
+ county and school purposes; and
81 ,499.43 by the towns of Lancaster
and Kershaw. ........Will Stinson, col.
ored, was committed to Jail yesterday
by Magistrate Caskey, in default Of
bond, to answer to the charge of bur.
glary and larceny at the next term o1
court, stealing corn from the barn oi
: Mr.. r. E. McIlwain.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, Au.
gust 10: Mr.. George Cloninger died
on last Wednesday morning at the
Harden mills. He had typhoid fever
and also a cancer on his face. He left
a large family of children and wild
owed mother to mourn their loss,
besides large circle of relatives and
friends. ........"Our attention has been
called to the fact that the statement in
last weeks paper that the Trenton
"directors" had decided not to build
was not strictly accurate. No formal
meeting was held but four of the five
directors favored discontinuance and
it was so decided upon. '''''''''The lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Guy. of South Point, about 1S months
old, was taken from them by the hand
of death last Saturday afternoon. She
was buried at New Hope the next day
after funeral services conducted by
Rev. R. A. Miller. .......''.Mrs. R. G.
Rankin died last Saturday morning in
Gastonia at the home of her son, Mr..
: E. H. Rankin. She was rs years old,
a good woman, full Of years and faith
fulness. She was buried at New Hope
church last Sunday, the funeral SER
vices having been conducted at the
home at II o'clock a. M, by Rev. G.
H. Detwiler. ..'''.,'At Esquire A. c.
Stroup's residence on Wednesday even
ing of last week, Mr.. Dore Smith took
unto himself wife, the bride being
Miss Evie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. NJ. Gardner. They slipped out OF
single blessedness into blessed double
ness so quietly that The Gazette didn't
hear of it in time for last weeks paper.
We give them our congratulations and
wish them long and happy life to-
gether. ...'..."The matter of letting the
contract for a bridge over Big Long
Creek between Bessemer and Cherry
Vile, which was held up some months
ago when the iron bridges were con-
tracted for, was taken up again by the
commissioners last Monday. A wood
en- instead of an iron bridge had been
decided upon and the contract was let
to Mr.. Van Sellars for $3.50. 1t is to
be trestle bridge $50 feet long from
Uduh W Uduh, Will q oo-Aooo app o"oii
at one end and about $50 foot approach
at the other. ..........Mr. Flem johnson
lost good horse last week but there
are others. Several days ago Messrs.
Stroup Anders lost good horse, his
death being caused almost suddenly, it
seemed, from excessive heat. Last
week Mr.. Bob Rankin lost a good mule.
He jumped straight up and then fell
down dead. Friday afternoon Mr..
jeff Rhymes horse fell suddenly in the
harness as the two-horse team was
drawing a cord of pine wood along
South street between the stores of
Morris Brothers and Mr.. E. N. Line
berger. He was overcome by the heat,
it seemed, and for an hour or two suf-
fered intensely. He died about sunset.
......'"On Tuesday of last week, Mr..
David Glenn, of the Point, died rather
suddenly at the home of his son, Lee
Glenn, on Cove Creek, in Watauga
county. Accompanied by his son-in-
law, Mr.. John Craig, Mr.. Glenn had
driven across the country the week
before to visit his son, arriving there in