Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
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CHESTER-The Lantern, April 2

| CHESTER-I1e LanCern, April 20
jamie Lemon, Il young colored woman
who had been employed as nurse, we
believe, in the family Of Mr.. J. A,
Brice, of Winnsboro, since she was a
child, was arrested Friday for sending
obscene matter through the mail. She
had written anonymous letters of de.
famatory character about rival, which
were traced to her. She was taken tU
Columbia, and on the way was attack
ed with something like cholera morbus.
This was partially relieved but after
she was committed she was found to be
very ill, and soon died. DR.. Lester
said affection of the heart caused her
death. She was regarded as very re-
spectacle and was apparently in good
health, and it is thought that the heart
trouble was brought on by the shock
of being arrested and the dread OF
punishment and disgrace. ''''''Mr. A.
V. Worthy, who went to Texas Jan
uary year ago and enlisted in the
First Texas regiment, was mustered
out at San Antonio on the 9th instant,
and has returned to this county. We
learn that he considers the net ad-
vantages of this county superior to
those of any place he has been. .'''''.''
Miss jamie Sloan died Sunday at Black
stock, after lingering illness, in the
4Sth year of her age.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
Henry Mccullough, one of Cherokee's
most worthy young men, left Saturday
for Bonham, Tex. Henry deserves
we'll and we trust he will meet with
success in the Loan Star State. '''''"A
small fire occurred yesterday afternoon
at the place of business of Boyd &
Boyd, colored men, who run a grocery
store and restaurant opposite the Ma
tional bank. The fire occurred in the
sleeping apartment of the owners, and
was caused from a defective fiue. A
lot of bed clothing, wearing apparel,
etc., was destroyed; but the fire was
gotten under control before any other
damage was done. '.'''''''The Second
Quarterly conference Of Spartanburg
district was held in the Methodist
church yesterday at $50 a. m. Rev.
Mr.. Meadows, presided. Mr.. A. N.
Wood was elected secretary, Prof. w.
S. Hall and J. G. OTIS were elected
delegates to the district conference
which meets at Woodruff next July.
The long unsettled question of locating
the new Methodist church was settled
and work will commence soon to build
commodious church on the beautiful
lot, corner of Buford and Petty steets.
The trustees are directed to sell the
old church and lot, also to sell the
parsonage and lot, the intention being
TO build new parsonage on the new
lot.
LANCASTER-Ledger, April 26 {:
On Sunday morning last, Sidney Belk,
colored, aged 81 years, was shot and
killed by Isaac Hammond, also color
ed, on Mr.. J. H. Flynn's place near
Dixie. They lived together and were
working a farm together. On Satur'
day Hammond came to town, getting
another boy to work in his place.
Early Sunday morning Belk and Ham,
mond got into quarrel over Ham
mond's going to town so often. One
of them grabbed an old musket to
shoot the other with when they got
into a scuffle over the gun. In the
scuffie the gun was fired, the load of
shot entering Belk's body about the
navel and ranging downwards and to
the left. He lived about one hour.
Belk, the Negro killed, had been in
several difficulties before, and had
been shot once or twice. Hammond
was committed to Jail. '''''''"The ex-
penses of the recent term OF court for
this county amounted to $l,O6395.
Expenses were as follows: Grand
jurors, $197. 40; petit jurors, S"6o.4O !;
consta bles, SS2 90; Witnesses, S515.25.
........Mr. w. B. Culp was in critical
condition last Friday night from the
effects of morphine. He had been
suffering intensely during the day and
had been taking small doses to relieve
MS pain. I1e SOO lO lSiiSi o'N A''
creased the dose. The morphine final
ly began to act and it was soon appar-
ent that he had taken too much. DIR.
w. NJ. Crawford was telephoned for
and went at once. He succeeded IN
counteracting the effects by the use OF
antidotes and the following day Mr..
Culp was pronounced out of danger.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher, aged
about 70 years, died at Kershaw, of
heart disease, last Friday. She was
the wife of Mr.. John S. Fletcher and
mother of Mr.. D. r. Fletcher of that
town. '....'".Henry Perry, colored, was
bitten by supposed maddog last Sat
urday night at the Fitzpatrick place
near Tank. The Negro was sleeping
in the seed room at the ginhouse and
the dog wentin and attacked him, bit
ing him through the hand several
times. He grabbed the dog by the
throat and made an alarm which
brought several persons to his rescue.
He grabbed a gun from one of his res
cuers; but when the dog suddenly
came out of the seed room the whole
party fled to place of safety not car
ing to tackle maddog in the night