Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-15
Miseella,1eolls &eadima.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

In COUNTlES ADJUlNlN6.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER The Lantern, March
10: Misses Fannie and Nettie Stricken
are visiting in Rock Hill. Judge
Gage is still in bed. The jury and
witnesses for the criminal court at
Spartanburg have been dismissed. ''''''
Mr.. I. McD. Hood has received his
commission as auditor for the full term
of two years. .......". Messrs. J. L. Glenn
and J. J. Hemphill, assignees of the
Bank of Chester, are paying depositors
a 10 per cent. installment, making 100
per cent. ......."..Mr. and Mrs. Adles-
heimer, who are living in this city, aged
and alone, will leave in about week
to make their home with their daugh-
ter in Scranton, Pa.
CLEVELAND Kings Mountain
Reformer, March 9: Since the resig-
nation of Mr.. w. T. Bradford as agent
at the depot in this place, several other
changes of importance to our people
have taken place. Mr.. Mosley, form
erly of Blacksburg, is now holding
down the job here as agent and Mr..
R. w. Thornburg, formerly of Char
lotte, is the assistant of Mr.. Mosley.
Mr.. Eugene Britton, of Dallas, is to at
tend to the express and do other work
about the place. As we understand,
these three gentlemen will be in charge
here for the present. ....'.'.''While walk
ing through pathway last week, Mr..
E. J. Elliott was struck at by a si1-foot
snake that made him tremble. 1t was
a coach whip snake and had bird
which was released when it struck al
him. m.......""Usually when the Catawba
mine shuts down, the hands living
around there are allowed to wash ON
the branch for gold; but this time we
are informed that no washing on the
property will be allowed by the com.
pany. ........"M Miss Jennie Comann is in
Bessemer spending some days with the
family of Mr.. J. A. Smith. .''''''''Mrs.
George Falls, of Bowling Green, is
spending several days this week with
her parents in this place. '..''''''There
was congregational meeting held at
the Presbyterian church here last Sun
day evening to consider call for a
pastor for this group of churches, and
the vote was unanimously in favor OF
calling Rev. Mr.. Millard, of Chester.
Another meeting next week will decide
the matter.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
March 10: Many of the monazite
mines in this county are now being
worked, and are turning out paying
quantities of a high grade of sand.
Cherokee is richer in this important
mineral than any other county in the
state, and will, with the increasing de.
mand, soon become the center of mon
azite mining in the United States. ''''''
James Martin, Cherokee farmer OF
Buffalo, came in to see The Ledger
while in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Mar
tin is a two.horse farmer and last year
made 25O bushels of wheat, 700 BUSH
els of corn, made four bales of cotton
and raised meat enough to do him for
the year. Mr.. Martin never has in
his life bought bushel of corn Or a
pound of meat. We know nothing OF
Mr.. Martins business affairs; but we
will venture that he is as indepen-
dent as any man in Cherokee county.
.........Mr. Green B. Sarratt died at
his home near Mooresboro, N. c., Oh
the 9Th instant, in the 10th year of his
age. Mr.. Sarrat was born and had
lived near Gaffney all his life until
two years ago, when he removed to
North Carolina. He was quiet,
hard working man. For many years
be had been q member of Providence
church and enjoyed the love of his
brethren and the confidence and es-
TEEN of his neighbors. '''.''3'Mr. John
Ramsey, formerly of Cleveland county,
N. c., died in this city yesterday. Mr..
Ramsey had been employed at several
cotton mills in this state, for the past
few years, and moved to this city
about a month ago and took work
with the Gaffney Manufacturing COM
pany where he was working when he
was taken sick two weeks. He leaves
a wife and several small children '''''''
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Cowpens Battle Ground
Memorial Association, held in this
city Monday, D. A. Thomas was elect
ed chairman and E. A. Trescot secre-
tarv and treasurer. w. T. Horton,
president of the association, was re-
uuested to join in the deliberations of
the meeting. W. T. Horton, E. A.
Trescot, T. B. Butler and H. q. Hicks
were appointed committee to pre-,
pare a constitution and bylaws and
take such steps as they may deem
necessary to perfect the organization.
It was decided to have celebration
at the battle ground on May 9th and
to invite General Wade Hampton,
General M. c. Butler, Hon. John w.
Daniel, General w. H. Wallace, Hon.
D. E. Finley, Rev. J. D. Bailey, Sena-
tors Tillman and McLaurin, and all
the congressman from this state, be-
side many other distinguished men OF
this and other states, to be present.
Also lady of the senior class of Lime
stone college to read an essay. Also
to request the Antioch band to furnish
the music for the occasion. T. B. But
Ter, NJ. NJ. Tate, E. A. Trescot, E. H.
DeCamp, ]. N. Lipscomb, II. Fay
Gaffney, W. w. Thomas, D. c. Ross,