Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-02
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CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
August %: Major John F. Jones, OF
Blacksburg, attended the meeting Of
the Cowpens Battle Ground Memorial
association in the city yesterday. .'''''''
Adolphus Curry, Negro man of Cleve,
land county, N. c., was arrested in
Gafney Saturday by Officer Thack-
ston, charged with criminal assault on
a small Negro girl near bis home in
North Carolina. Deputy Sheriff Tur-
ner, of Shelby, carried him to Shelby
yesterday morning. .'''''''"There was q
genuine live rattlesnake on exhibition
at Lon Alexander's store the last OF
the week. 1t was caught near Besse-
mer City by a young man. 1t is live
feet long and has eight rattles. This
is the first rattlesnake that has been
seen in these parts for some time.
Though only a few years ago they
were not uncommon here. '''"Wheat
will be planted extensively in this
county this fall, some of it in the most
approved method and great deal in
any haphazard way. If our success
full wheat growers will 60 to work and
impress their methods on their less
careful neighbors, they will benefit the
neighborhood and add greatly to the
Weld of the next crop.
LANCASTER-Ledger, August 30
Mrs. Maggie Watson, Oldest daughter
of w. T. Morrison, and wife of James
Watson, died at her home several
miles east of town, about l p. M, on
Monday last, after short illness. She
was about 20 years of age and had
been married to Mr.. Watson less than
year. Her remains were inferred
Yesterday at Camp Creek Baptist
church. .:....''."'Babe, the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lang
lev, of the Antioch section, died last
Friday night after protracted illness
of fever. Her remains were inferred
at Gill's Creek church cemetery on
Saturday. ..........Mr. James McManus,
alias James Arant, who, with his father,
was charged with the murder of Mr..
Mr.. Charley Harmon, near Wilson.
ants saw mill, about year ago, a
mistrial in which case had once been
made, will escape another trial before
an earthly tribunal, having answered
the summons to appear before the
Great Judge of the universe before
whom we will all have to stand at the
great last day. His death occurred at
bis home near Charlesboro church, in
Flat Creek township, last Friday night
after short illness of typhoid fever.
He was about % years of age, and
leaves a wife with no children. His
remains were inferred Sunday at Five
Forks church, in Chesterfield county.
...'.'..,..Dispensary Inspector Boyken
was here Monday. He found the Lam
caster dispensary o. K. The taking
of stock and examination of the books
showed Dispenser Elliott with IA cents
to his credit. He says the Lancaster
dispensary always makes the best
showing of any in the state. .'''''''"Ar-
rangements are on foot looking to the
erection of a million dollar cotton
mill at this place. Colonel Springs is
the leading spirit in promoting the
scheme, which assures its successful
elimination. He has done much in
the past for the material advancement
of all Lancaster and we have implicit
faith in his ability and desire to do
even more in the future. He should
and will have the encouraging support
and financial backing of our people in
this big enterprise. .'..''..''"Dr. ]. H.
Witherspoon, of this place, received a
letter this week from his son, Mr..
James II. Witherspoon, who enlisted
in Colorado company at the outbreak
of the Spanish-Amerlcan war, and has
been in active service in the Philippine
Islands the past year. He has just
landed in San Francisco with the
Colorado regiment which was ordered
home to be mustered out. The regi-
ment will be mustered out in the next
few weeks when Mr.. w. will make his
parents and old home visit, if he
does not come to live. We will all be
glad to see him.
CHESTER-Reporter, August 81 !:
Attorneys VIM. Munroe, of Union W..
B. McCaw and w. B. deLoach, of
Yorkville, and J. c. Jeffries, of Gaffney
spent last Friday here arguing case
before Judge Gage. ''.''''''That fishing
party at Catawba Falls last week came
back safe and cheerful. One of them
reported that they pulled out about 400
"cats"-and it wasn't any big time for
cats either. r......... Mrs. w. M. Peter
son and children are visiting Mr.. Pc
terson's father near Tirzah, York
county. ....'.'.'..Mr. w. M. Nicholson
made business trip last week to Den
mark and other places in that region.
He reports excellent crops where he
has been. .'.....'.Sheriff Cornwell re-
turned Sunday night from Portsmouth,
Va, bringing with him Boyce Will
Jams, one of the burglars of the store
of Hollis & CASTOR. Williams broke
jail here in March. ...'''.'''Yesterday
was the anniversary of the Second
Battle of Manassas-August 80, 1862.
In that bloody engagement five South
Carolina colonels were killed on the
field, to wit: Colonels ]. M. Gadber-
ry, T. J. Glover, J. Foster Marshall,