Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-26
aetiseellaneuus &saditl9.
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.


%: Mr.. S. w. Reep, the suicide or
murder of whose wife was reported In
our Fridays issue, was committed to
jail Saturday charged with murder.
Some of the neigbbors say there was
no trouble in the family till another
woman estranged his affections, and
that evidence is very strong that he
either committed the murder himself
or that it was committed by the other
woman in his presence. A letter was
found which was purported to be from
the dead wife, acknowledging respon-
sibility for all unpleasantness between
them, saying she would be dead before
he read that letter, and advised him to
marry soon and raise up their three
children in the right way. 1t Is claim
ed by some that this letter is in his
own handwriting. Others say positive.
ly that it is not. He and his friends
saw that he can establish an excellent
character, and that bis acquittal will
be easy. They say there was no trou'
BILE in the family until Mrs. Reep be-
came an opium eater, which led her to
suicide. The gun used is not parlor
rifle, as reported. We do not know
the brand but is % calibre and shoots
regular cartridges. We refrain from
any statement that would tend to pre-.
liudice the case either way. Reporter,
august "a: As John Reed was riding
his wheel along Depot street Saturday
afternoon he collided with milk
wagon. The shaft struck him near
the eye, crushing part of the bone IN
his face. 1t is feared that he may lose
his eye. ..."..A letter has been received
from Prof. Brodie, of Clemson college,
saying that he expects to attend the
Rodman meeting Saturday and will
talk to the farmers about "good roads"
and how to make them. ..'''''"'Some
one reports a York county farmer as
saving that from nine acres of corn he
will not gather more than his hat full
of shelled corn. MFRS. George Beach
and children returned to Rock Hill
last Friday afternoon, after few
weeks visit to relatives in Chester.
.....".Rev. H. c. Buchholz is expected
to return next Saturday from his vaca-
ton, and to occupy his pulpit on
Sunday. ........."Dr. w. M. Grier came
over Tuesday night from Due West.
LANCASTER-Ledger, August 23 /:
Yesterday, Messrs. J. A. Howe and ).
D. Tillman, of the Tank vicinity, two
of Lancaster county's most exemplary
young men, left for visit to relatives
and prospecting tour in Texas. II
they are pleased with the country, they
will remain in the Lone Star state.
Otherwise, they will return and remain
citizens of South Carolina. .'''''''''Pas-
senger trains began running over the
new iron bridge of the Lancaster and
Chester railroad across the CataWbs
river last Monday. This will be good
news to the travelling public which has
been crossing in a fiat since the old
bridge was burned some months ago.
.....'...The fine crop of Mr.. j. W. Viii.
liams, on Camp creek, has been cut OF
fully one-third by the prolonged dry
weather. He still expects to make a
lot more corn than he did last year.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, Au-
gust 24.-Mayor J. N. Roberts, of Nc.
Adenville, attended the funeral of his
father, H. K. Roberts, ST., last Friday,
who died the day before at his home
near Grover. Deceased was nearly 70
years old and held the Office of justice
of the peace and notary public for a
number of years. 1t is said that he
married more couples than any other
justice of the peace of his time. He
was the father of seven children-two
sons and FIVE daughters-all Of whom
are still living. The remains were in
tered at Antioch on Friday, a large
crowd of friends being present. '''''''''
Mr.. R. R. Ray, secretary and treasurer
of the McAdenville mill, reports the
first bale of cotton in this section. 1t
was sold by Mr.. C. P. Jackson, Tues
day, weighed 452 pounds, graded as
strict good middling and brought seven
cents. '....Since the death of J. +. Nor
IT'S VI typHolu leNei, ou 'ho At'n Va
ly, his home has been the abiding place
of continual anxiety and sorrow. A
married daughter-Mrs. Hovis-dled
at her home of the same disease. Miss
Matte died also of typhoid fever at
the Morris home. Here also the moth
er and two sons were stricken down
with the same malady and are still
very ill. Phone message was received
from Stanley to the effect that these
cases were progressing favorably and
gave good hope of recovery. ''''''''' Miss
Minnie McCorkle, of Yorkville, is Wis
iting at Mr.. IT. c. Pegram's. .''''''''The
Young Peoples Christian Union ofthe
A. R. P. church, elected delegates to
the Young Peoples convention of the
First presbytery, which is to meet at
Kings Mountain on the 3Oth and Slst
instant, as follows: Messrs. George
Hanna, Meek Boyce, andMeek Henry,
Misses Julia Galloway, Jane White
sides and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy. ''''.'''
The buzz planer at Beal's shop has
got in its work on Mr.. F. R. Stowe. 1t
chewed off the second and third fingers
of his left hand last Wednesday, TAX