Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-16

a "strange man." He has since told
a different tale about it. Mr.. Hunter
will send the coat to Yorkville today
to he identified. In the meantime, he
will continue his search for the watch.
Ledger, September IA: Mr.. w. S. r.
Harper, highly respected farmer OF
the Elgir neighborhood, died last Sat
urday afternoon after protracted ill
ness of fever. He was about 46 years
fof age. Twill Price, colored, who
went from here to Blacksburg, was
shot and killed over game of cards,
by another Negro, in Blacksburg last
Sunday. A telegram to his people
here Sunday announced the killing.
.".....On Sunday morning last, the
mangled remains of Mr.. B. Frank
Ringstaff were discovered, by a COL
ored man, lying on the edge of the
track few yards east of the Narrow
Gauge trestle over Bear creek. The
unfortunate man had been killed by
the incoming passenger train the night
before and his body had lain there all
during the heavy rain which had fall
len.
CLEVELAND-The Star, Septem-
ter 13: A four-year-old son of Lam
drum Ross, who lives near Earls, this
county, was instantly killed Friday at
ternoon by a stroke Of lightning. The
unfortunate little fellow was hurrying
from his fathers to his uncle's home
during lull in the thunder storm of
that afternoon, and was passing along
foot path on the side of the road and
was in the open considerable distance
from any tree when the deadly shaft
fell upon him. He must have been
killed instantly, his body falling over
into the road. He was not found un-
Til sometime afterwards. There was
wound on the right side of the face,
extending down the body to the leg
and a confusion on the foot. ''''''A lit
tie son of VIM. Moore, who lives north
of Shelby. was bitten by a dog on
Tuesday of last week. The dog be-
longed to A. Y. Patterson, and jump.
ed on the child at Patterson's home,
inficting a slight wound in its arm.
Mr.. Patterson knocked the dog down
with rock and went after a gun with
which to kill it; but the dog left i'm
mediately and has not been seen since,
but it had already bitten several other
dogs. 1t was feared that the dog
might have had rabies, and the child
was carried on Friday to Sunshine,
Rutherford county, where there is a
"maGstone. ."...'.....Nick Wood, the no.
torious convict, escaped again Friday
last. The convicts were at work near
the river bridge, and Nick just walk
ed off. Overseer .Blanton soon discov-
cred that he was gone and sent for the
bloodhounds. They were brought out
and put on his trail, and after a spirit
ed chase of six miles, overhauled the
Negro and caught him in John L. Sui
livan's yard in town. The Negro was
brought back to Jail. Overseer Blan-
ton in the meantime administering
some wholesome, though vigorous, cor
rection to him. The hounds under the
training of Chief Jones and Charlie
McFall, are improving in their trailing
ability.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, Sep
tember IA: Mrs. Margaret Craig is
visiting her daughter near Yorkville.
...."..The storm last Thursday after
noon cost the Gastonia Teleghone Co.,
from $50 to $65. The linemen worked
all night putting in fuses and had all
connections restored by 9 o'clock Fri
day morning. This speaks we'll for
the company. .....'''"One of the pecu-
liarly sad events of recent date, was
the death of Mrs. jamie Carnes. Mrs.
Carnes was daughter of Mr.. John B.
Carson who is we'll known in our coun-
ty. Mo. Carnes had been i'll with
typhoid fever, and was thought to be
progressing to recovery but grew
rapidly worse and last Wednesday at
noon was buried at Pisgah. Rev. j.
c. Galloway her pastor conducted the
funeral. She was about % years OF
age. and lady of most estimabe char
aCt6T. 1eT IuTeo lltllo uClpiSoS Win
dren crying over her grave was dis
tressing sight. .....''."On last Friday
night while Mrs. Leroy Morrow was
busly sewing she was disturbed by the
braying of one of her mules. She sus-
pected something amiss and sent her
son Norman to investigate. He found
one of the mules gone and immediate
ly went over to Mr.. Morris's and told
him of it. Mr.. Morris secured a po-
liceman, and with double barrel shot
gun he laid in wait for the individual.
About IL o'clock he heard the buggy
coming in, he concealed himself until
the buggy was in few feet of him and
then be raised up and covered the
parties. They were two Negroes and
surrendered without any resistance.
In the buggy was vallse with two
half gallon jugs of whisky. One Ne
gro had a pistol with full round Of
cartridges. Not being able to give the
500 bond, they are now in Jail await
ing trial.
LARGEST STEAMER AFLoAT.-The
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