Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-19
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CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
April ID: Aunt Sally Paris, member
of that old family of Parises that have
lived in this section before and all
through old iron work times, died last
Friday and was buried Saturday at
Draytonvlle. She was about 80 years
old and had lived in what is now Cher
okee county, all her life, and has many
worthy relations of her name who
have been careful and tender with
"Aunt Sally" for many years. '''..''..
United States Commissioner ]. B. Bell
had a young Negro man before him
yesterday charged with violation OF
the internal revenue law; but after in
vestigation discharged him. .'''''''"Col-
onel T. S. Moore, of Moore's, Spartan.
burg county, will plant big crop OF
rice this year. Who in Cherokee will
try it ?..'''.""The Baptist congregation
at Macedonia is moving to build q
new church. 1t will be of brick and
of the most modern design. Quite q
qantity of material has already been
| collected, and an efficient building
committee has been appointed and is
composed of men of such high moral
and business character as to secure
good and speedy work. Macedonia is
in rich section of the county and the
people there do nothing by halves.
CHESTER-The Lantern, April IA
Wednesday and Thursday, July 2e
and 81, have been set as the time fol
the, reunion of the Confederate vete
rams of South Carolina, in the city o.
Chester. .........A burglar entered DR.
Pryor's house Tuesday night while the
family was asleep and took the doc
tors gold watch and one dollar. HI
was more considerate than mos
thieves. He left 80 cents, it has beer
suggested, for pocket change. '''"Mr
s. A. Murphy gives a doleful account
of the roads in the western part OF th'
county. He says the man who under
takes a trip in that country had better
have his vehicle insured and at leas
an accident policy on himself. '''''''
Chief of Police ]. w. Ashcraft came
through Chester yesterday on his way
to Columbia to deliver James Doster
colored, an escaped convict. Dostel
was tried and convicted for house
breaking and larceny at the October
term of court in 1898, and sentenced
to serve three years in the penitentia
ry. He escaped from the ]. A. Almin'
camp, in Abbeville county, in d few
days, when the state authorities offer
a reward of $50 for him, which result
ed in his capture Wednesday night il
Monroe.
LANCASTER-The Ledger, Apri
Is: Contractor Langley has a con
tract TO erect a cottage for MIR. K
Young on his lot east of where he nov
Lives. Work will be begun as soon a:
Mr.. Langley completes the 20 cottages
be is erecting for the Eureka mills il
Chester. .......:"Dr. T. J. Strait, who has
been confined to his room the pas
month with la grippe, was able to bs
out Thursday. .'...'''..A charter wa:
issued Wednesday to the Gregory-Rhes
Mule company Of Columbia. w. T
Gregory is president Samuel W. Rhea
manager, and John w. Conder, secre
tary and treasurer. '.'''.'''The Unior
Knitting mill is constantly being en-
larged and improved. A dyeing room
was recently added, and now another
addition is being made in threading
room. This enterprise is in a thriving
condition, and is steadily growing ir
Importance. .......".Elvin Kelly, Frank
kelly and w. J. Guin, all colored
charged with breaking into and rob
bing the postoffice at Dry Creek, hac
a preliminary hearing before U. S
Commissioner B. ]. Witherspoon Tues
day afternoon. The former was helc
for trial, but the two latter were dis
charged, the evidence being insufficient
to hold them. Guin was rearrested
however, and taken to North Caroline
on a warrant charging him with rob
bing the postoftice at Hellamsville, due
stamps having been found in his pos
session which were stolen from the
Hellamsville postofice when it was
robbed recently. On Wednesday
Messrs. S. j., and Mack Ghent, charged
with passing counterfeit coins, had 6
preliminary hearing. They were bott
bound over for trial at the spring term
of the United States court which con-
uenes at Greenville next Mon daY.