Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
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LANCASTER-Ledger, May II: A
difficulty occurred last Sunday night
near Mr.. Bob Barrett's, just across the
state line, in North Carolina, between
Mr.. Mark Starnes and James Watts,
colored, in which The latter was shot at
three times BY the former. Death re-
suited almost instantly from the
wounds, was the first report TO reach
town; but yesterday afternoon we saw
gentleman from the neighborhood
who informed US that Watts was still
living and that only one ball had
taken effect. 1t is thought that the
ball glanced around the ribs and the
wound is not serious. .'...''''Mrs. Culp,
widow of the late Abe Culp, of Ches-
ter county, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Baskins, in this county,
last Monday morning. Mrs. Culp was
about go years of age, and was high
ly esteemed lady. She leaves four
children and several step children sur
viving her. Messrs. Turner and W. j..
Culp are sons of hers and Mr.. W. B.
Culp, step son.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, May
is: There was lively chase after
maddog in west Gastonia Monday
morning. Sunday night about dusk,
Mr.. John Sarvice was riding along the
road beyond Mr.. Caleb Bradley's COM
ing to church. The dog jumped out
of the bushes and gave chase. The
rider whipped up his mule and had it
nip and tuck with the dog until they
passed a mudhole. This seemed to
confuse the dog so that he couldn't
get by it easily and the man and the
mule escaped. He related his adven.
ture to the neighbors, Mr.. Bradley and
Mr.. Will White, and on Monday morn
ing a search was instituted. Mr.. Bob
White was along with his Winchester
and at long range broke the dogs hind
leg as he was crossing a fence. The
party of three or four afterwards found
him in the woods and killed him with
a shot gun. He was dark brindle
dog with spots around the mouth and
had been roaming the fields aud howl
ing for two or three days. .'''''''''The
CASTOR contingent of veterans got
along all right at the reunion except
as to pickpockets. These touched
some of "our boys" Mr.. Taylor
Glenn was robbed On the sly of all his
money and his ticket home. Mr.. j.
T. Anthony lost 50 or $40, Mr.. Rufus
Ratchford about S33, and Mr.. Ed
Whitesides about S7.'''.'''.''Our Old
Furnace letter tells of the devastation
wrought in that section by the hail
storm of last Friday night. 1t moved
from near Shelby in a northeasterly
direction, crossing the county line into
CASTOR between Kings Mountain and
Cherryville. 1t struck across the
county, vas a mile or more wide and
extended from west to east, including
Dallas and section north of it. In
Gastonia there was no rainfall except
few drops but the passing storm at
tracted the attention of many by its
electric display and the deep and con-
tinuous roar which accompanied it.
This roar was partly the wind; but
mostly, it is supposed, the sound of the
heavy hail whipping through the for
ests and beating upon roof and open
field. In many places hail stones lay
until next morning. The earth along
its track appeared as if cut up by mil
lions of sheep tracks, and the wheat
along its pathway was ruined. ''''''''.
Mr.. T. J. Faulkner, an experienced
and successful farmer of Person coun-
ty, on the Virginia line, who is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Watson,
dropped IN one day last week to say
that he did not know just what the
trouble is with Mr.. P. NJ. Rhymes
hogs; but he does know little some
thing about the Berkshire. Mr.. Faulk-
ner lost hogs very much in the way
Mr.. Rhyme describes and was led by
post mortem examination to believe
that death was caused by inhaling
dust. The Berkshire, says Mr.. Faulk-
ner, is a meaty hog and has small In
ternal organs, small heart, small stom-
ach, small lung surface and that when
the animal is in good condition, as all
Berkshires are if they can get half a
showing, these peculiarities are EN-.
phasized. His examination showed
that the lung cells were clogged with
dust, and that balls of dust coated with
mucus were found in the air passages.
He took his hogs out of the dust and
provided puddles for them and thus
got rid of the disease. The Berkshire
is a great animal for porkraisers, but
it cannot stand dust and dry weather
like some other breeds.
CHESTER-The Lantern, May 16:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Beard, of York
Vile, spent Sunday in the city with
relatives. '''..'." Married, by Rev. l.. c.
Hinton, at his residence, on Wednes-
day, May 10, 1899, Mr.. Remus Dorster,
of the Second South Carolina volun.
teers, and Mrs. Mary Sutton, all of
Bethesda, York county .'''''''''"THE
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER says "the local
butchers are having pretty tough
time of it just now," in consequence
of the scarcity and high price of beef
cattle. THE ENQUIRER continues
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